The Beat, It Travels: Reggaeton



Reggaeton’s rich history, from Panama to Puerto Rico and beyond, is a celebration of collaboration across cultures. In this video we talk about Reggaeton’s beat and how it’s traveled, influencing people and places and transforming into one of the world’s favorite genres.

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40 thoughts on “The Beat, It Travels: Reggaeton”

  1. this mini documentary sucks! he barely mentioned the real origin of reggaeton 'Carolina, Puerto Rico', Panama created a rhythm similar to reggaeton from the Jamaican reggae but that's IT… do your research and if you're going to make such documentary about this genre you should use a Puertorican to narrate the story.

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  2. With peace and love (and no disrespect to this guy) why not interview some of the originators of the genre (who many are still alive and making music) from any of the countries mentioned, especially Puerto Rico who helped catapult the genre mainstream as opposed to a rando French dude?

    Also, majority of the genre now is not political and overtly sexual. Bad Bunny has a few singles about the conditions in PR along with some other but most of the rest of it is explicit trash for the sake of being explicit.

    Lastly, “afro Caribbean people who put it on the map” 100% but then shows a close up of Cuba instead of centering on Jamaica lol

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  3. When I lived in Nicaragua in the early 2000s all I heard was Daddy Yankee (Gasolina) blaring in the streets literally everywhere. Couldn't escape it. For that reason I hate it with every fiber of my being.

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  4. I'm happy he acknowledged the contribution of Africans and Jamaicans to reggaton genre. Everything nonblack Latinos love about their culture is due to the heavy and sustained influence of African slaves. But they don't like to hear this tho…

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  5. Typical Vice politically framed piece on a musical genre. Oppression, bla bla, it's just a reggaeton beat guys and most songs follow the same format. It is like a lot of trap/rap music that use the same old tired rhythms… It is tedious and lacks musicality, melody, originality, key changes to keep it interesting, and so on.

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  6. tho i respect his music and the love he's got for it, he lost me with his introduction. "My father is Colombian. My mother is French. I was born in New York. So iM fRoM evErYwhErE and nOwHerE aT tHe SaMe tiMe". Bro, you're literally not. You're from NY. End of story, bro.

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  7. This guy does not know anything bout reggaeton besides where it comes from and there was a point when there was crossover wit reggaeton and English which became urbano pop , reggaeton never everrrr talk bout politics
    Name me popular reggaeton song that talks bout politics 😂
    Reggaeton it’s sexual , romantic ,and vulgar , I have never even heard bout you like that 😂 what reggaeton songs did u produce for the artist , i have been 25 years on this REGGAETON industry never in my life have heard the disrespected reggaeton came from Panama period , yes Jamaican came and work in Panama 🇵🇦, but reggaeton was made by Panama people and last but not atleast I hate travel expida 😂

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  8. i hate this beat. come on. you can take a beat and associate it with an entire movement SINCE reggae. i mean, FINE I GUESS. have it. a BEAT though? i hate it so much. EVERY SONG has to sound like this?! even metal isn't as repetitive as this.

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