https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_UkJ3meWII 1a. At 1:24 what are...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_UkJ3meWII 1a. At 1:24 what are the origins of the word bachata? 1b. At 4:47 what about bachata made it charm people and become popular? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fautemcgU48 1c. At 1:51 above what two instruments were incorporated into big bands and helped establish merengue in the dance halls of Dominican society? 1d. At 2:51 the emergence of what singer was fundamental to the popularity of merengue? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujpY0lkAQY0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSu4NTc-2XI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-GGqTbO_JQ 2a. How would you describe the bachata music of Luis Vargas, Raulin Rodriquez, and Antony Santos a.k.a. El Mayimbe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT7RSacTDL0 2b. How would you describe the merengue music of Johnny Ventura? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9DjdYDvvoM 2c. How would you describe the merengue music of Joseito Mateo? 2d. As Joseito Mateo above sings El Negrito del Batey (The black boy from Batey) above, how does the definition of a Batey (below) differ from its usage in Puerto Rican Bomba, and how might the two explain the historical roots of the people who danced in the Batey? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batey_(sugar_workers%27_town) https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/H%C3%A9ctor-Acosta/Si-tu-estuvieras/translation/english https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pKonxp9omc 3a. As you follow along with the lyrics and translation of Si tú estuvieras (If you Were), how does the passionate singing of Héctor Acosta, "el Torito" (the little bull), match the emotional depths of the lyrics? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR7-daWrLVU 3b. How does seeing and hearing the audience sing along with Héctor reflect his prominence as one of the great bachateros? (singer of bachata) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-nbwLJq_iM 4a. Listen above to Fusión Merenguera, internalizing the speed and flow of the rhythm. How would you describe the merengue rhythm? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MnTnVQiqQI 4b. Listen to the video above following the rhythm you internalized in the previous question. How would you describe how the melodic instruments fit over the merengue rhythm? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRd7z_yBv9Y 4c. Listen to the video above following the rhythm and melodic instruments. How would you describe how the vocals fit over the melodic instruments and merengue rhythm? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHhza3EgHe8 4d. How would you describe the music above of Juan Luis Guerra? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VYcLbi0yWg 5. How does seeing an impromptu bachata dancing contest in a barbershop in Sweden show us that América Latina está en todas partes (Latin America is everywhere)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eWyAhIY7dU 6a. In two or more sentences, how do you think the merengue is different from the bachata (difference in tempo, style, etc)? 6b. In two or more sentences, how is merengue and bachata different from other Latin rhythms and dances we have studied this far in the course? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq2wmKk2fwE 7a. At 0:15 above how does Dominican-born salsa legend Johnny Pacheco describe how he became known as a master a Latin American music; and what were his initial motivations for getting into music? 7b. At 16:46 how does he explain the origins of the word Pachanga? 7c. At 31:37 as co-founder of Fania records, how does he explain how it was like a family? 7d. At 44:18 how does he explain what the Fania studio was like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnTojaMqxMA 7e. How would you describe his performances above as a salsa flutist? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVRPzwb1Vi4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVyTKCMZDNo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fklvhaj7drg 8a. How would you describe the Dominican presence and feminine touch that Dominican-born singer Natti Natasha brings to the popular and reggaeton scene? 8b. Why does her song " Amantes de Una Noche" with Bad Bunny stand out to you the most and why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9rVapGCf2c 9. Describe Natti Natasha singing bachata with Romeo Santos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of2fOK01v28 10. Describe the bachata-inspired-Latin-ballroom-style choreography above.