Prince Royce at BankUnited Center February 12

For a certain kind of music snob, there's nothing more annoying than all that saccharine radio-pop stuff called bachata. At best, it's elevator muzak. At worst, it sounds like a sad baby wailing over a karaoke tape full of stuttering guitar, bongo, and maracas.

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BankUnited Center

1245 Dauer Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Category: Community Venues

Region: Out of Town

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8 p.m. Saturday, February 12, at BankUnited Center, 1245 Dauer Dr., Coral Gables; 305-284-8686; bankunitedcenter.com. Tickets cost $35 to $55 plus fees via ticketmaster.com.

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But there are millions of people who absolutely love it. And the latest irrefutable proof of bachata's megapopularity is a Bronx-born Dominican phenomenon named Prince Royce. Only 21 years old, this bachatero broke out last year with a Spanglish cover of the old Ben E. King soul-pop hit "Stand by Me." It shot to the highest rung of Billboard's Latin charts, sold like smack on iTunes, and even crossed over into English-language radio land.

So all music snobs, stay home this Saturday when the Prince swoons into BankUnited Center. The rest of you, though, should get ready for his cute face, suave pencil mustache, guitar, bongo, and maracas.