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This week’s Beat Latino is all about classic bachata, the REAL thing! Iconic stars and tunes from the 60’s to the aughts! This is not Rosalía’s bachata, but Dominican Republic artists sharing the grooves that got the world dancing, tunes at the intersection of boleros, tríos, blues that survived and thrived despite a dictator’s disdain. Enjoy!
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year |
| Lo Peor de la Vida | Melida Rodriguez | Boleros Fuertes | Fonodisco | 2016 |
| Borracho de Amor | José Manuel Calderón | Lagrimas de Sangre | Familia Musical | 2018 |
| Nubecitas | Victor Victor | Pisando Rayas | 2014 | |
| Qué Pasará Mañana | Joan Soriano | El Duque de la Bachata | Iaso Record | 2010 |
| Medicina de amor | Raulín Rodriguez | Medicina de Amor | Pistano Record | 1994 |
| Tarde lo conocí | Griselda Soriano (feat. Joan Soriano) | Single | NA | 2020 |
| Voy pa allá | Antony Santos | Bachata con sabor | NA | 1992 |
| Hoja en blanco | Monchy y Alexandra | Hoja en Blanco | JVN Music | 2007 |
| El inmigrante | Felix Cumbé | El Tiguero que pulla | Fritz Sterlin | 2016 |
| Ti Pouchon | Zorro Negro | Bachata Haiti | IASO Records | 2018 |
| Bachata en Fukuoka | Juan Luis Guerra | Asondeguerra | single | 2010 |
| Bachata Rosa | Gepe y Alex Cuba | Fe | Quemasucabeza | 2021 |