"I still have a lot of hurdles. I still have a lot of challenges. I still think bachata is underrated. Underrated 100 percent. I'm a New Yorker. This dude is a New Yorker. Why haven't we been invited just to perform in Saturday Night Live? Crazy. I mean, I did sell out two Yankee Stadiums. I did do five sold out M.S.G.s with Aventura. I did do a MetLife with 80,000 plus."
"These are the type of things that when I speak to my publicist and my label and my team like, Hey, could we at least perform so that we get that platform and continue Looking at the look at the camera now. No, I'm kidding. But why has bachata not had its moment in that way that you're asking for it? I wish I could answer that. But it's quite frustrating, if I'm being completely honest that we still have this these questions."
"Barriers. Obstacles. Like in life, everyone has a different path. Ultimately, you know, Yeah, that's fair. I'm not going to sit here and cry about it, you know what I'm saying? Yeah. But that said, we do want to say if you book the music at Saturday Night Live Like, this like, could we just say it with our chests? You know who you are."
Two leading Dominican bachata artists describe persistent barriers preventing bachata from receiving mainstream recognition despite major commercial successes. They cite sold-out Yankee Stadiums, five sold-out Madison Square Garden shows with Aventura, and a MetLife Stadium concert with over 80,000 attendees as examples of the genre’s scale. They question why opportunities like performing on Saturday Night Live remain unavailable and express frustration at ongoing doubts about bachata’s legitimacy. They acknowledge varied career paths and refuse to dwell on setbacks while urging industry gatekeepers to offer visible platforms to validate and elevate bachata internationally.
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