Big Blog II - Reggaeton
History of Reggaeton Reggaeton is a syncretic genre of music that derives its features from Panama's reggae en español, Puerto Rico's el underground, Jamaican dancehall, and hip-hop (Zelazko, 2023). Because of reggaeton's diverse roots, it's easy for people to get caught up in the intoxicating beats and rhythms. The beat that catches the attention of so many people and one of the most prominent characteristics of reggaeton is called "dem bow." When artists combine this rhythm with primarily Spanish lyrics, it creates a high-energy genre that people worldwide have fallen in love with. Reggaeton is a relatively young music genre that has been developing to some extent in South America since the 1980s. When immigrants arrived in Panama City from places like Jamaica and Barbados to build the Panama Canal, their music blended with the local music, resulting in a new genre called reggae en español. In the early 1980s, pioneering artists such as Renato and El Genera...