As they made economic progress and continued to patronize their music of choice, they provided an impetus for bachata’s rise to acceptance and popularity. Many Dominican immigrants came from a social milieu that didn’t stigmatize bachata in the way the mainstream in their native country had. In the 1980s and 1990s, the growing Dominican population in the United States became an important fan base for bachata. Other young bachateros attempting to follow Aventura’s bachata-hybrid approach have so far not attained any significant success. Despite Aventura’s international success they have received lukewarm reception from bachata’s traditional listeners, and the band’s impact on the sound of bachata remains limited. The Bronx-based group’s eclectic mix of bachata with US R&B and other non-Dominican styles has helped make the group enormously popular among young Latinos in the United States and with audiences across Europe and in Latin America. Is perhaps the most recognizable name in bachata music worldwide and is also the first major bachata band to have come out of the Dominican diaspora rather than from the island itself. However, they had only lukewarm response from Bachata’s traditional listeners, despite their international success. Aventura’s style of Bachata gained massive popularity among Latinos not only in the US and Latin America, but in Europe as well. After all it was the foundation of their music. Thus Aventura was born.ĭespite the pressure to keep up with other successful boy bands, Aventura stood firm with their style of music, holding the elements of the Bachata close to their heart. Their local success caught the attention of a producer who helped change the name of their band and signed them to a long term contract. They catered to a specialized fan base which consisted of friends, and other local youngsters, who were children of Dominican immigrants, who spoke more English than Spanish, and shared a broader Latin American culture than a strict Dominican one. The Santos boys formed a band “Los Teenagers” in high school and performed in local events. The four members, Anthony Romeo Santos, Leny Santos, Max Santos and Henry Santos Jeter, all began their love affairs with Bachata at a very early age.
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The group was formed in 1994 by a bunch of teenagers, who struggled for almost eight years in the Bronx, before detonating the music scene in 2002 with a smash hit “Obsession” from their album We Broke The Rules. But it wasn’t too long before their unique music changed the face of Bachata forever. Their biggest barrier on their road to success was their very own audience, who didn’t want the traditional Bachata music to be tarnished with modern hip hop and other R&B sounds. Being the first boy-band from the Bronx to fuse the essence of Bachata with traditional American music, Aventura fever spread like wildfire. ‘Aventura’ has been one of the most recognized names in Bachata music. Info for Todavía Me Amas: Lo Mejor de Aventura (Deluxe Edition)