Salsa + bachata?

Do you mind commenting on what makes it a cross between salsa/son and Bachata?
 
- bachata bongó and guitar sound
- guitar guajeo and bass e.g. around 0:10 and 0:50 are very son
- emphasis on the 4 more generally is typical of son, not bachata
- bachata artist, bachata in the album title

It's a cover of a song by Pablo Milanés that fits into "nueva trova", probably wouldn't have called this (original?) version son although there may well be some influence
 
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El Chaval de la Bachata - Son popurri

Cándido Fabré - No lloro y canto, San Luis

I expect there should be some early bachata-son hybrids too (plenty of bolero and guajira in early bachata)
 
Gaviota said:
- bachata bongó and guitar sound
- guitar guajeo and bass e.g. around 0:10 and 0:50 are very son
- emphasis on the 4 more generally is typical of son, not bachata
- bachata artist, bachata in the album title

It's a cover of a song by Pablo Milanés that fits into "nueva trova", probably wouldn't have called this (original?) version son although there may well be some influence
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Perfect explanation!
I would add “tempo” to the factors perhaps?
 
Gaviota said:
Just ran across this lovely bachata-son


Any more examples bridging the genres?
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I have a cd at home I bought in Holguin. I hope I can find the liner notes. Afew bachata sons, bachata-chas and x-bachatas, actually. Not sure how much I like it.
 
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