bachata

guitar-based music genre originating in the Dominican Republic in the early 1960s
Intangible music_genre Q40461
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bachata

Summary

bachata is a music genre[1]. bachata draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #205 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • bachata was influenced by bolero[3].
  • bachata's instance of is recorded as music genre[4].
  • bachata is a type of dance music[5].
  • bachata is a type of tropical music[6].
  • bachata is a type of music of the Dominican Republic[7].
  • bachata's country of origin is recorded as Dominican Republic[8].
  • 1960 marks the founding of bachata[9].
  • bachata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bachata[10].
  • bachata's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[11].
  • bachata's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Chinese history[12].

Body

Definition and Type

bachata's instance of is recorded as music genre[4]. Recorded subclass of include dance music[5], tropical music[6], and music of the Dominican Republic[7].

Origins

1960 marks the founding of bachata[9].

Movements and Schools

bachata was influenced by bolero[3].

Why It Matters

bachata draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #205 of 1,946).[2] bachata has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] bachata is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . musicbrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . ich.unesco.org. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . cambridge.org. Retrieved . cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . cambridge.org. Retrieved . cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ich.unesco.org. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → bolero
    Wikidata description → guitar-based music genre originating in the Dominican Republic in the early 1960
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007544483005171
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544483005171"
  2. 10d ago · ChristianKl · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → music genre
    Inception → —
    Subclass of → dance music, tropical music, music of the Dominican Republic
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q188451]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790806530359"
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