The Sounds of Latinidad by Samuel K. Byrd

Author:Samuel K. Byrd [Byrd, Samuel K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SOC002010 Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural
Publisher: NYU Press

Leydy Bonilla and Bachata Flow

Songs can sound like different things to different audiences. As part of a strategy to appeal to a wider audience, in the summer of 2010, Banda TecnoCaliente released a single with Leydy Bonilla, “A Dormir Juntitos” (2010).5 During performances around Charlotte, Leydy Bonilla would call TecnoCaliente onstage to perform the song, or vice versa. At the Club Dominicano’s annual end-of-summer picnic, Leydy Bonilla took the stage, singing a few songs with her band, Bachata Flow. Then, later in the day, she retook the stage with Banda TecnoCaliente to sing together. While many in the audience had been dancing to merengue and bachata throughout the day, when TecnoCaliente was onstage, the grass dance space in front of the stage was empty except for a lone couple dancing. Midway through the song, Leydy commented on the rhythm of the song: “¡Eso es medio como merengue ahí!” (This is almost like a merengue here!)6

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