Their most successful singles include 2006's 'Shorty Shorty,' which reached number one on the Billboard Latin Tropical charts, and 'Te Extrano,' which has received over six million views on YouTube. One of the first urban bachata groups to form after Aventura, Xtreme hails from the Bronx and has experienced considerable success. After regularly selling out massive concerts regularly across the Latin American world, Santos recently played three sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium. First coming to international attention as a member of Aventura, Romeo went solo to equally massive impact. There is no other bachata artists in the world as big as Santos.

Without question the most influential of the urban bachata groups, Aventura changed the sound of genre as we know it with the single 'Obsesion.' The group continued to find considerable success with scores of other hits and collaborations before deciding to go on hiatus in 2011. Be careful though-once you start down this path, it may be impossible to turn off the heartache. It's more than enough to get you started on the road to bachata fandom.

To help you get situated, we've put together a list featuring music from some of the most prominent urban bachata artists along with a few up and comers.

Starting from modest roots, the style has become a global phenomenon in the Spanish-speaking world, a craze with no sign of letting up. Urban bachata, which originated among the Dominican ex-pat community in New York City, is notable for blending the traditional form of bachata with hip-hop, r&b, reggaeton and pop. In our program 'Bachata Takeover: From the Bronx to the World' we detailed the history of bachata and the rise to worldwide popularity of urban bachata-the latest incarnation of the resilient Dominican guitar music.

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