The Emergence Machine

Bachata

abstract · Music · Level 8 · E9

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Emergence definition

A genre of music that emerges from the arrangement of Indigenous, African, and European musical elements in the Dominican Republic, governed by specific conventions and requiring the creative expression of music.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
bachata
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Genre L3 (requires)
    Genre of Latin Francia music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the first half of the 20th century with Indigenous, African and European musical elements.
  • Music L7 (requires)
    Genre of Latin Francia music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the first half of the 20th century with Indigenous, African and European musical elements.
  • Rhythm L7 (requires)
    bachata requires understanding rhythm as a foundational concept