Coming over to New Jersey with me now where arts is
continuing to do more than just look nice or sound nice.
It's changing lives.
Here's the story of one group of teenagers on
a mission to continue spreading the popular music of
Bachata.
The teens of Dominican descent say they want to use their vocals and instruments to
create awareness around bullying and how it
affects thousands of kids their own age.
The contagious rhythm of
Bachata,
a
genre that originated in the Dominican
Republic and has crossed borders in generations
has now found a new voice in the Garden State.
Hey, what's going on?
What's going on?
This is the,
which stands for
the next four.
We just wanna be the
next generation.
The group members are Gian Carlos Rosario and Junior Jose Rosario, who are brothers
and Giovanni Castillo and Kevin Nunez.
Hey, Kevin,
hey,
you,
Kevin was out of town on a personal trip when we met in the studio,
but he did check in with the guys. Virtually,
the vision came from music executive veteran Marvin Flores.
The group of teens is now working
alongside legendary music producer Ivan Luis Cheri,
also known as Matrix
who's created hit records with Latino superstars such as Romeo Santos,
Marc Anthony and Barboni.
Just to name a few
in music. You can express yourself,
you can express your feelings what you really
see, like how you really see the world
and it is with their music that they want to deliver a message.
Most recently, they launched the anti bullying tour,
performing at schools and youth community
organizations across the state and beyond
the anti bullying tour. It's uh it's a help out kids to keep going and to keep going.
Uh uh alone
to never doubt ourselves. And you guys experience bulling yourselves.
Yes. Yes.
When we came to this country, it was the, the hardest moment for us because we,
we really experienced bullying because we, we didn't know the language.
But as they say,
music has no language, it is universal
and for them
the best way to elevate their culture.
What does the Hispanic culture mean to you? Uh strength family. Uh We are all one,
the music style of it.
Like I love,
well,
that band says they have many dreams including performing
at the Metlife Stadium just like their idol.
Romeo Santos has done.