1. Bachata And Reggaeton
What is Bachata?
Bachata is an Afro Latino genre that originated from the Dominican Republic.
What is Reggaeton?
Reggaeton is music that has been mixed with Latin and Caribbean music. Reggaeton
originates from Puerto Rico.
How did Bachata come about?
In the 1980’s people thought Bachata wasn’t sophisticated enough to be part of the music
everyone listens to. It was mostly played in rural areas in the Dominican Republic.
However, 1990’s those who made Bachata music changed the instrument acoustic guitar
to electric steel string and from then to the present Bachata is known to be popular like
other Afro Latino music such as salsa and merengue.
How did Reggaeton come about?
Reggaeton was around about early 20th century. It was mostly played across Puerto Rico
and Panama.
In the early 1990’s Reggaeton became popular to Latin American youths and in 2004
Reggaeton became mainstream as the music spread from Puerto Rico and Panama to
America, Europe and Asia.

2. What instruments is used to make Bachata music?
The main instruments used to make Bachata music is lead guitar, rhythm
guitar, electric bass guitar, bongos and guria.
What instruments is used to make Reggaeton music?
Nearly all Reggaeton music uses drumming machines/software to create the
instrumentals. However, some still do use Lead guitar, rhythm guitar and bongos.
What kind of topics does Bachata and Reggaeton associate with?
Most Bachata music is linked to heart-breaks, romance and sadness.
On the other hand, Reggaeton is more to do with violence, love, sex and poverty.
Well known Bachata artist:
Aventura – Kings of Bachata.
Prince Royce – Prince of Bachata/Pop.
Romeo Santos – King of modern Bachata.
Well known Reggaeton artist:
Daddy Yankee
Don Omar
Wisin y Yandel
Sub-genre of Bachata?
The sub-genre of Bachata is ‘Bachateo’.
The word Bachateo was made up by combining
Bachata and Reggaeton together. It also
combines the style of beats and lyrics together.
Sub-genre of Reggaeton?
Alternative Reggaeton is Reggaeton’s sub-genre.
The typical instruments used for this sub-genre is
sampler, drum and bass.