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  • The DJ mostly played the latest merengues mixed with some bachatas (another local dance), a few compas tunes from neighboring Haiti and -- of course -- Follow da Leadah line dances.

    Bob Schulman: A Guide to Punta Cana (or Dancin' Around the Dominican Republic) 2010

  • The DJ mostly played the latest merengues mixed with some bachatas (another local dance), a few compas tunes from neighboring Haiti and -- of course -- Follow da Leadah line dances.

    Bob Schulman: A Guide to Punta Cana (or Dancin' Around the Dominican Republic) 2010

  • His sister-in-law Enriqueta Muñoz, who is married to Conrrado Sánchez, the last of the brothers to leave Mexico for New York, said that Hedilberto Sánchez was a fan of bachatas, bolero-like ballads of romantic despair, which he liked to listen to while he cooked.

    NYT > Home Page By FERNANDA SANTOS 2011

  • The bachatas and merengues he plays have their origins in the Dominican Republic yet draw upon a variety of musical influences from regions of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

    PegasusNews.com stories 2010

  • The bachatas and merengues he plays have their origins in the Dominican Republic yet draw upon a variety of musical influences from regions of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

    PegasusNews.com stories 2010

  • The bachatas and merengues he plays have their origins in the Dominican Republic yet draw upon a variety of musical influences from regions of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

    PegasusNews.com stories 2010

  • The bachatas and merengues he plays have their origins in the Dominican Republic yet draw upon a variety of musical influences from regions of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

    PegasusNews.com stories 2010

  • The bachatas and merengues he plays have their origins in the Dominican Republic yet draw upon a variety of musical influences from regions of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

    PegasusNews.com stories 2010

  • At the same time, Luis Dias started gaining momentum as a composer of merengues, bachatas and ballads on commission.

    World Music Central 2009

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