Bachata is great to listen to but if you learn to dance bachata, you will be a much happier person because you can practically dance it anywhere… sitting down, standing up, at the grocery, at the laundromat etc. Here’s the song without any intimidating dancers ( ). You don’t need to look like that, but a few classes at Piel Canela wouldn’t hurt anybody. Don’t be scared by the video of these two amazing dancers. But please, put away the fists… pumping that shit will not be appreciated.īecause if you’re not listening to bachata, you’re fucking up with your life. If by any chance you lack this magical rhythm all Hispanic people seem to have from birth, then just pretend you’re jogging in place. Like the difficulty level falls somewhere between walking and jogging. Even if you don’t know merengue, you can learn because it’s not hard. This is a great song to play at parties and to get people on their feet. Hopefully, on this YouTube frenzy of your newest discoveries of Spanish music, you will come across more songs that aren’t on this list. Now, I’m not Hispanic and I don’t know all the best Spanish songs but my friends have taught me well and I’d like to say that this is a good start-up compilation… And I can’t imagine anyone’s music library missing these tunes. This is a great song and I hope the two collaborate more in the future.I’ve come to a point in my life where I harshly judge those who don’t listen to any Spanish music whatsoever no matter what their nationality. Nothing makes me happier than knowing The King of Latin American bachata music happens to be best buds with Drake. This is the kind of song a guy could put on to make any girl swoon. Hector Acosta – “Me Puedo Matar”Įlements of hip hop, R&B, and bachata make this an incredibly beautiful song. The singer hasn’t released any music in a couple of years but I’m hoping she puts something new out soon. Leslie Grace puts her own style into in a completely flawless way. I am completely obsessed with this bachata version of the 1961 Shirelles hit co-written by Carole King. Leslie Grace – “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” This song kind of reminds me of a saucier version of something the Backstreet Boys would have done back in the day. Toby Love’s style is a perfect mix of bachata, R&B, and pop music. This song is very boy bandish but that’s probably because Toby Love is a breakout star from the Dominican-American boy band Aventura. Does this stuff really happen IRL? I’ll probably never know but at least a girl can dream.
In this video we see Romeo showing up to a party, taking a dude’s girl away from him, dancing with her in front of everyone. Ya know, until I saw this video, I never thought a guy could be hot playing the ukulele but Prince Royce has completely changed the game. I love how passionate his fans are for him. Everyone having fun and enjoying themselves in the moment. What I love about this video is we really see Marc Anthony in his element – in the streets with his fans, singing and dancing. I think this is probably my favorite Enrique Iglesias song, mostly because the dance to this is just so much fun. New York City! A wedding! Apples! Romeo’s sexy lil’ smirk! I’m not exactly sure what’s happening in the video but the song is A+++. Or, at the very least, have you up and dancing bachata in no time. A few months later and I’m gearing up for another short trip to Latin America. In the essence of all things bachata here are some great songs I hope will inspire you to take your own trip to Latin America someday. A couple months ago I wrote about how I fell in love with Romeo Santos on my last trip trip to Central America and that’s where I basically discovered my #passion for all things Romeo Santos and bachata.