Genre Lens

What is Bachata?

Dominican romantic guitar music. Bright, arpeggiated high-guitar lines (the requinto), bongos and a scraped güira, under heartfelt love-song vocals.

Latin120–140 BPM typical
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  • arpeggiated high requinto guitar
  • bongos and scraped güira
  • syncopated bass
  • romantic sung vocal
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Anchors rather than an exhaustive canon — if your track sits near these, this is probably the right label.

Usual tempo 120–140 BPM. Sitting outside that range does not disqualify a track; it just makes the tells matter more.

Easy to confuse with

The nearest neighbours in Latin, by tempo. If Bachata does not quite fit, one of these usually does.

  • Regional Mexican90–200 BPM

    Mexican regional traditions — banda brass bands, accordion-led norteño and mariachi. Tuba bass, brass or accordion leads and big, emotional vocals.

  • Corridos Tumbados100–160 BPM

    Mexican story-songs with a trap attitude. Acoustic requinto guitar runs, a twelve-string or bajo sexto and tuba, under a relaxed, rap-influenced vocal about street life.

  • Bossa Nova110–140 BPM

    Gentle Brazilian jazz-song. Softly syncopated nylon-string guitar, jazz chords, brushed drums and a hushed, almost whispered vocal.

  • Xote / Forró90–140 BPM

    Dance music from north-east Brazil. Accordion, zabumba drum and triangle in a swinging two-step; xote is the slower, swaying rhythm within it.