Aventura

Aventura are bachata’s first boy-band. This renegade group of Dominican-American teenagers toured relentlessly through the 1990s, trying to gain acceptance for their unconventional mix of bachata, hip-hop and R&B. By the time 2002’s We Broke the Rules released, nobody seemed to mind that they broke the rules anymore. “Obsession” became a huge hit, and the group has continued to experiment with bachata’s boundaries.
- Sarah Bardeen