Release Date:
August 30, 2016
015: Interview with Adam Taub
In this episode, my special guest Adam Taub, talk about the history of bachata from merengue, influences of Haiti & Kompa, the African influences and more!
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Intro Song:
- Vocales de Amor by Joan Soriano
Key Points:
- With great power comes great responsibility and knowledge is power.
- The history of music and dance has so many overlapping and varying degrees of influence on one another.
- No one person has all the pieces of the puzzle, one can only research and give an opinion based on what he knows or has be told.
Resources Mentioned:
- El Duque de Bachata – Documentary by Adam Taub
- Afro-Dominican Dance/Music – Palos
- Ramon Cordero – Influential Dominican Singer
- Map of Dominican Republic & Haiti
- Felix Cumbe – Haitan Bachata Singer
