Salsa dancers know that it’s crucial to have a partner with good rhythmic chemistry. The same could be said of salsa music, a flamboyant genre that can be picky about sharing the floor with others. So ...

While not a mainstream form of music, bachata — also the name of the style of dance it inspired — certainly has its fans. Aventura, one of most well-known modern artists performing bachata, has sold ...

Three things are certain when you enter a supermarket in a Latino neighborhood: plantains, Goya products and Spanish music blasting from the sound system. For bachata singer J’Martin, the music part ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Wilfredo José Burgos Matos is an Adjunct Assistant ...

A splash of color in an otherwise drab block, the restaurant/bar Tilila is home every other Sunday to the soulful voice of bachata singer Andre Veloz. It is in this cozy casita and in other Bronx bars ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Lehman College, CUNY (THE CONVERSATION) What began as ...