Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 – Bachata Rosa

Juan Luis Guerra's 1990 album won a Grammy and did more than any other record to make bachata respectable. It is not all bachata, with merengues alongside, but the bachatas, Burbujas de Amor and Estrellitas y Duendes, add jazz-influenced harmony and poetic lyrics while keeping the guitar at the centre. Choose it to hear the genre dressed up for a wider audience.