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Reggaeton

The dembow-driven urban sound of the Caribbean diaspora.

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Common misconceptions

Common Misconceptions About Reggaeton
Disentangling origin, rhythm, and movement from popular error
4 min read

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Glossary

Glossary of Reggaeton
Core terms of the genre's rhythm, dance, and idiom
2 min read

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Origins

The Dembow Riddim Foundation
How a 1989 Jamaican percussion track became the rhythmic bedrock of reggaeton
8 min read

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Overview

Reggaeton: An Overview
The transnational Caribbean genre and its contested histories of nation, migration, and commercialization
7 min read

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Pioneers

Ivy Queen
Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez and the rise of reggaeton's first enduring female voice
6 min read

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Variants

Perreo
The reggaeton dance idiom known in Puerto Rico as sandungueo
8 min read