Posted in In The News, Music, tagged african american, afro-latin, boogaloo, bugalu, don omar, latin jazz, npr, Reggaeton on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ah, one of my fave topics.
The Music Of Africa, By Way Of Latin America By Felix Contreras
Joe Cuba did it with two words: “Bang Bang!” Or maybe he did it with the song’s chorus, which sings the praises of down-home soul food: “corn bread, hog mawl and chiterlin’s.”
Whatever it was, the combination of Afro-Cuban groove [...]
Posted in In The News, Reggaeton, tagged hector el father, Reggaeton, sola on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am not pleased. I would, if the flow were right, listen to Christian reggaeton. Ok, but I suppose the whole perreando thing wouldn’t fly.
Still, I will miss him greatly. I used to listen to Noche De Travesura every morning as I drove to work.
Hector el Father turns to El Father
Sola
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Apocalypse Dembow
Posted in Commentary, Hip Hop, In The News, Reggaeton, tagged aggressive, apocalypse, cultural expectations, hiphop, mp3s, physics rap, racism, Reggaeton on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, it doesn’t quite rhyme. But I like it, so it stays.
I like the term “apocalyptic reggaeton” to describe this variant of the genre. The sound is pretty aggressive with a lot of sonic references to horror movies, sci-fi movies and war. Gunfire, marching, sirens etc.. You know what I mean, Don Omar in his [...]
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