Going back in History. The Roots of Reggaeton brought to you by
Afropop Worldwide, wich is an internationally syndicated weekly radio series, online guide to African and world music. The radio program is hosted by Georges Collinet from Cameroon, the radio
series is distributed by Public Radio International to 110 stations in
the U.S., via XM satellite radio, in Africa via and Europe via Radio
Multikulti.
When Daddy Yankee released his hit single, "Gasolina," in 2005, nobody
suspected what was about to happen. Reggaeton, that rollicking Caribbean
dance-rap, traveled like an uncontained blaze around the world -
crossing over from the Latin charts to pop and hip-hop from the U.S to
Australia, thrilling and/or shocking those that came in its path.
Reggaeton was the sound and swagger of a new generation of urban Latin
Americans, and a whirl around Latin America in 2009 will show you that
the genre is here to stay. We travel to Puerto Rico, the birthplace of
reggaeton, and talk to players from the music's history and take the
pulse of today's scene. We'll follow that omnipresent bass-heavy beat
that wove its way from coastal Panama in the 1980s to freestyle sessions
in San Juan in the 90s, and talk to Puerto Ricans who are taking the
music to new places today. Interviews with Omar Garcia, Calle 13, and
more, plus side trips to Brazil and Chicago to get a taste of Baile Funk
and Latin House.
Going back in History. The Roots of Reggaeton brought to you by Afropop Worldwide, wich is an internationally syndicated weekly radio series, online guide to African and world music. The radio program is hosted by Georges Collinet from Cameroon, the radio
series is distributed by Public Radio International to 110 stations in
the U.S., via XM satellite radio, in Africa via and Europe via Radio
Multikulti. 
When Daddy Yankee released his hit single, "Gasolina," in 2005, nobody
suspected what was about to happen. Reggaeton, that rollicking Caribbean
dance-rap, traveled like an uncontained blaze around the world -
crossing over from the Latin charts to pop and hip-hop from the U.S to
Australia, thrilling and/or shocking those that came in its path.
Reggaeton was the sound and swagger of a new generation of urban Latin
Americans, and a whirl around Latin America in 2009 will show you that
the genre is here to stay. We travel to Puerto Rico, the birthplace of
reggaeton, and talk to players from the music's history and take the
pulse of today's scene. We'll follow that omnipresent bass-heavy beat
that wove its way from coastal Panama in the 1980s to freestyle sessions
in San Juan in the 90s, and talk to Puerto Ricans who are taking the
music to new places today. Interviews with Omar Garcia, Calle 13, and
more, plus side trips to Brazil and Chicago to get a taste of Baile Funk
and Latin House.
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