Black Dominicans will continue to deploy the musical practices of bachata as a mode of self-expression—both on the island and abroad—in order to claim a space in the Dominican national imaginary. The power of bachata, then, lays in its ability to provide Black Dominicans with a chance to right the wrongs of the island’s colonial legacy and claim their rightful spot in its history. The production of bachata has been, and will continue to serve as, a method for the articulation and the expression of dominicanidad in the face of colonial subjugation and state-sponsored erasure. The more bachata is consumed and produced, in all its forms and shapes, the greater the influence the music will have on the island and abroad. The genre will continue to inspire an entire generation of musicians to express their emotions and their discontents through the very same music their ancestors did as
Black Dominicans will continue to deploy the musical practices of bachata as a mode of self-expression—both on the island and abroad—in order to claim a space in the Dominican national imaginary. The power of bachata, then, lays in its ability to provide Black Dominicans with a chance to right the wrongs of the island’s colonial legacy and claim their rightful spot in its history. The production of bachata has been, and will continue to serve as, a method for the articulation and the expression of dominicanidad in the face of colonial subjugation and state-sponsored erasure. The more bachata is consumed and produced, in all its forms and shapes, the greater the influence the music will have on the island and abroad. The genre will continue to inspire an entire generation of musicians to express their emotions and their discontents through the very same music their ancestors did as