dominican music

we have to very popular forms of dance music, both of then had europpeans thecnics, but africans rhitms, "el merengue" the oldest one its very popular in america, has a three part style and it is played with acordeoan, "tambora"( of african origin) and "guira" and original instrument made of metal. "the bachata" its a lot younger and was never as popular as the merengue but more and more young people had taken a like to it. its a dance also but lest rhitmic and its principal instrumnet is the guitarr also the lyrics of the songs are of the utmost importance. being always sad and written in a very popular style(popular meanig how the people talks)