2/12/2012

Foundation of Reggaeton

By Octavio Mercas


Music has become an important part in our everyday life. It gives us entertainment and adds shade to our everyday routine. It can help us reduce our dullness while in a situation that individuals want to be alone. Reggaeton has been definitely probably the most preferred music by many individuals. But where did Reggaeton originated?

Reggaeton is a music from the urban combination of both Latin and Carribean tune. Jamaican dance hall, Salsa, Electronica, Hip Hop, Latin Pop, Meringue, Bachata and the contemporary R&B are all integrated within the Reggaeton music. Soon after being exposed to Puerto Rica, Reggaeton have been able to mark its name. After that, North American, European, Asian and African people has embraced the music itself,

A Brief Summary of Reggaeton's Foundation:

Reggaeton has been released to the Panamanians in early 1970. It began as a variation of Jamaican reggae to the Spanish language and culture in Panama as well as Puerto Rico and was sung by Afro-Panamanians. The one who merged Jamaican reggae into Latin was El General who has been crowned as the father of reggae en espanol. Several of the famous modern artists that are the first Spanish reggae DJ's are El General, Chichoman, Nando Boom, Renato, And Black Apache. Spanish language and reggaeton have been spread all over the island within 1980 through the Puerto Rican rapper, Vico C. Puerto Rico became the home of numerous famous names with regards to Reggaeton music.

Spread of Reggae:

In 1990's Reggaeton became popular in the Latin American countries. In 2001, it's been extensively famous with the aid of Dem Bow beat. Reggaeton is a name created by Puerto Ricans for giving the Spanish Reggae a unique existence. Nowadays, the music booms throughout Latin America. Actually, the music has been favored by a lot of Latino youths in the US alone. In 2004, this is the year that reggaeton achieved its popularity in North American, European and Asian viewers and in 2006, Reggaeton became the most top music in the Music charts of Latin America. Don Omar's album 'King of Kings gives a way to make reggaeton more identified.

What are the Features of Reggae:

Due to its resemblance of hip hop, people tend to link reggae to hip hop. However, reggae is very different from hip hop. The 'Dem Bowis really where the reggaeton tempo originated. It is where numerous dance hall riddims are produced through this drum machine.

Reggaeton's Theme:

A Reggaeton lyric doesn't stick to a specific theme. It may differ from a love story or from the different issues of a rapper's life. The tune is composed in a traditional way so as to make it as a means of expression in a means of bouncing. There are actually a wide array of beautiful songs that could be use as party mixes. The themes are flexible and meandering at times that you could interpret it the way you wish.

Right now you've already got a short understanding about Reggaeton's origin. It is extremely well-known in Latin America countries such as Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Venezuela. The most popular artists in Puerto Rico and most of Latin America are Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Winsin y Yandel, Hector y Tito, Daddy Yankee, Baby Rasta y Gringo and Ivy Queen. They are the ones who bring reggae into the mainstream.




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