Reggaeton

Maluma, the colombian reggaeton singer who is from Medellin Colombia, and Pitbull, the hip hop reggaeton singer who’s from Miami Florida, share some familiar similarities and vast differences in their background and songs. Both Maluma and Pitbull sing and rap to reggaeton music. With this in mind, reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico and is considered hip hop and latin american music. Reggaeton is also sung in spanish. Maluma began his music career in 2010 while Pitbull began in 2001. Uniquely, both

recognized in today’s world. The Latin Music consists of many sub genres but the most influential ones are Reggaeton, Salsa, Bachata, Samba and Mariachi and Tango

Rene Perez Joglar “ El Residente” and Eduardo Jose Cabra Martinez “El Visistante” are the Puerto Rican step brothers that created the band Calle 13 in 2005. The music style Calle 13 incorporates into their music is Reggaeton with a range of different Latin American genres. Reggaeton originated from Puerto Rico, it is a collaboration of Latin dancehall and rap. Unlike many rappers, this particular Latin American band uses their music to speak upon the current issues people are facing instead of the

up listening to Hip-Hop just as I did listening to my mother’s blaring Bachata and Merengue every Sunday morning and from what I can recall, the artists I primarily listened to were black, or Eminem. The only Spanish rappers I did listen to were Reggaeton artists, meaning I did not listen to many predominately English speaking Latino rappers. This revelation of my early musical tastes begs the question as to why I was not exposed to more Latino rappers during the late nineties and early millennium

Parents of teenagers fear one thing in particular: their music, especially the lyrical content. Teenagers find no issue in the music they listen to, and for good reason: just because the music may contain explicit or violent lyrics, research has disproven any conspiratorial links between the music and violent behavior. In fact, it can be used resourcefully instead, unless censorship removes that resource. Teen music, specifically hip-hop and rap, should not be censored because the lyrics can be a

“Oye Como Va” by Tito Puente Introduction: A piece of historically significant American music was a song called “Oye Como Va”. “Oye Como Va” was composed by a musician from New York City with a Puerto Rican background, Tito Puente. He was known for fusing music that connected with Jazz and Latin roots. His most famous Latin jazz song “Oye Como Va” was a piece that influenced others. Carlos Santana was an artist who helped Puente’s “Oye Como Va” become an international hit. About the Music: “Oye

Landmarks offer valuable insights into the values of the community, indicating what pieces of their heritage retains the most significance. When a group of people leave their birthplace, it becomes a necessity for them to preserve pieces of that which remind them of home. Such is the case for Latin Americans with the Palladium Ballroom. Located above a drugstore on the corner of 53rd and Broadway, there is nothing left of the Palladium Ballroom. It was once a popular Latino/a dance hall, and became

The media have targeted rap music over the years for the reasons of the urban issues and also the global troubles such as religion, and the decline in urban schools. Hip-hop is an urban movement, born during the crisis of an urban city and rooted in the 1970’s of poor and working class African Americans in New York City. Can we understand hip-hop as politics that plays a role in the urban citizenship? Hip Hop has a complex relationship with the urban communities and also has a great impact on the

“Todo tiene su final, nada dura para siempre” is a quote from one of my favorite songs, and it means “everything has an end, nothing lasts forever.” Reggaeton music is an essential part of my life. It is the Hispanic equivalent to rap or hip-hop and it originated in Puerto Rico. I have been listening to reggaeton since a young age, ever since I rode in the backseat of my uncle’s car. I remember the first song that drew me into the genre, it was “Ronca” by Don Omar, Zion and Hector ‘El Father.’ My

How was Zumba? Zumba is a Latin American exercise that was created in the mid-90s by a Colombian fitness instructor named Alberto "Beto" Perez. The fabrication of Zumba was accidental. It was stated that Perez arrived to teach his fitness class one day, and forgot his traditional aerobics music. So he used his Latin music that was available at the time and substituted it for that class (Murphy 2015). This improvised class was a hit to his students. Now Zumba is taught in gyms and studios all over