Reggaeton
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Reggaeton is a style of popular dance music that originated in Puerto Rico from the Spanish reggae of Panama during the late 1980s. It has been popularized and dominated by artists from Puerto Rico si
Cassettes were made in carports (marquesinas) and then sold on the street, out of the trunk of a car.
Wisin & Yandel
J Balvin in 2017
Reggae
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Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also refers to the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. The 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals titled "Do
Reggaeton
…had seen increased popularity across Latin America, as well as acceptance within mainstream Western music. While drawing early stylistic roots from reggae in Spanish and Jamaican dancehall, Puerto Rico served as the cultural and creative backbone of the genre. There are several versions about the origin…
Reggae artist Bob Marley in 1980
Jimmy Cliff
Peter Tosh with Robbie Shakespeare, 1978
Tanya Stephens in 2014 at a German Reggae festival