Reggaeton suggestions?

[mellody43]

Salsa purists probably hate reggaeton but whenever I hear it tossed in the mix at clubs, I just get such a kick out of it. Any artist or song recs?

Thanks!
Melissa

[pygmalion]

Tsk tsk tsk! The salsa purists shall have your head! :shock: :lol: :lol: I have a few faves, but I can't speak Spanish, so I don't know the names. I'll have to check back in after I check the titles on a couple CD's.

[tj]

Salsa purists probably hate reggaeton but whenever I hear it tossed in the mix at clubs, I just get such a kick out of it. Any artist or song recs?

Thanks!
Melissa

:doh:

(teasing - sort of!)

[mellody43]

LOL! Thanks guys. Yeah, understanding salsa Spanish is hard enough -- reggaeton -- forget it.

TJ: WHAT?! WHAT?? :-)

Melissa

[pygmalion]

Here's a history/background web page on reggaeton, with MP3s (at least, so it claims) and some artists names.


w w w.musicofpuertorico.com/en/genre_reggaeton.html

[peachexploration]

Yes, off with her head! :uplaugh: :lol: :lol: I'm only kidding. Try Vico C's Bueno, El Malo y el Feo (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly) [Reggaeton Remix - Eddie Dee]
:arrow: Here (http://music.walmart.com/m/007/24/35/90/13/22/0072435901322.01.01.010.mp3)

That's the only one I like. :D

[tj]

LOL! Thanks guys. Yeah, understanding salsa Spanish is hard enough -- reggaeton -- forget it.

TJ: WHAT?! WHAT?? :-)

Melissa

Couldn't resist! :twisted:

[pygmalion]

The thing is, the music has been around a long time. I don't know when it got popular in Jamaica, but dance hall reggae hit the pop/R&B/hip hop charts in the U.S. back in '89/'90, when Shabba Ranks hit the top twenty. And it's been around since then. Now reggaeton is the same music with Spanish-language lyrics. You can run, but you can't hide. Reggaeton, or dance hall reggae, the English language equivalent, is here to stay, at least for a while. May as well enjoy it. :wink: :lol:

[mellody43]

What prompted my post is a song on a mix CD -- "Juliana"? I think? -- it sounds like a variety of singers in the song, and one part is reggaeton -- so damn catchy.

[peachexploration]

The thing is, the music has been around a long time. I don't know when it got popular in Jamaica, but dance hall reggae hit the pop/R&B/hip hop charts in the U.S. back in '89/'90, when Shabba Ranks hit the top twenty. And it's been around since then. Now reggaeton is the same music with Spanish-language lyrics. You can run, but you can't hide. Reggaeton, or dance hall reggae, the English language equivalent, is here to stay, at least for a while. May as well enjoy it. :wink: :lol:

Sean Paul's stuff is pretty good as well, if you're interested. 8)

[pygmalion]

And he's cute! :oops: :lol: A friend and former coworker of mine went to high school with him, so we had drinks when he was in town a couple weeks ago. Holy cow! :shock: :lol: Too bad he's way too young for me. :wink: :lol: :lol:

[peachexploration]

And he's cute! :oops: :lol: A friend and former coworker of mine went to high school with him, so we had drinks when he was in town a couple weeks ago. Holy cow! :shock: :lol: Too bad he's way too young for me. :wink: :lol: :lol:

Oh yes, he is a cutie! :D Lucky you! :D

[squirrel]

to me raggaeton is just an excuse for teenagers to rub one against the other... and the music is quite boring...

[salsachinita]

And he's cute! :oops: :lol: A friend and former coworker of mine went to high school with him, so we had drinks when he was in town a couple weeks ago. Holy cow! :shock: :lol: Too bad he's way too young for me. :wink: :lol: :lol:

Oh yes, he is a cutie! :D Lucky you! :D

I will second to that! Does he count as a 'trophy', do you think...? (Sass....um, Youngsta....?)

His music is great fun! ever tried zouk to it.....?

[mellody43]

Squirrel -- I haven't heard it enough in clubs to really agree or disagree with you, but I can see how a whole night of it would be boring. That's why I love when merengue/cumbia get mixed in with salsa. All salsa get a LITTLE old for me after 1-2 hours ... And some people seem to think merengue is a chance for rubbing, too. LOL! =)

Melissa

[tj]

And some people seem to think merengue is a chance for rubbing, too. LOL! =)

Melissa

It's not? :shock:




:wink:

[mellody43]

And some people seem to think merengue is a chance for rubbing, too. LOL! =)

Melissa

It's not? :shock:




:wink:

LOL!

I'll put it this way: Rubbing is not welcome with ALL partners. LOL!

[salsachinita]

All salsa get a LITTLE old for me after 1-2 hours ...

Well, you salsa folks in Seattle is about to get a new addition :wink: !

CapricornDancer is about to move there in Aug. He also mentioned what Melissa had noticed, which he is looking to change.

Check him out 8) !

[tj]

All salsa get a LITTLE old for me after 1-2 hours ...

Well, you salsa folks in Seattle is about to get a new addition :wink: !

CapricornDancer is about to move there in Aug. He also mentioned what Melissa had noticed, which he is looking to change.

Check him out 8) !

He's welcome to PM me if/when he comes out here or if he's interested in knowing which clubs to go to on which nights...

I saw his photo in the albums, so I now know to keep an eye out for him.


He also mentioned what Melissa had noticed, which he is looking to change.
Err... which part are you referring to? The too much salsa or the rubbing or something else?

[salsachinita]

He also mentioned what Melissa had noticed, which he is looking to change.
Err... which part are you referring to? The too much salsa or the rubbing or something else?

Too much just salsa.......

[tj]

He also mentioned what Melissa had noticed, which he is looking to change.
Err... which part are you referring to? The too much salsa or the rubbing or something else?

Too much just salsa.......

Well, if that's the case, then he's likely to be disappointed by a lot of the scene here. The 4-5 clubs that I go to, will play about 90-95% salsa. (This includes: Century Ballroom, Wilsonian, & Dance Underground. Danceworks plays a little more variety but still about 75% salsa.) There was a place that I went to near Pioneer Square that had about 25% salsa, but hardly any dancers showed up.

Hey Melissa - can you comment about the music mix at Beso, EMP, Rocksalt, or China Harbor (weekends)?

[salsachinita]

Is China Harbour still kicking :P ....? It was when I visited! I just couldn't get over the fact that it's a Chinese Restaurant (now that we have one like that in Sydney too.........actually, I met CD there, strange how things work out, huh?)

The best time I had was a Wed night at this place by the lake called something Latitude (I met Gustarvo there)...? That night alone was enough to make me wanna stay in Seattle......!

:( I miss Seattle........!

[borikensalsero]

All salsa get a LITTLE old for me after 1-2 hours ...
Melissa


Hmmm, I wonder how we are going to work through this, the places that I go to Melissa are 99% Salsa, and 1% Cha Chas.... But one of the places did play 2 sets of 1 merengue and 1 bachata the other night. Now, that is variety! :D

[tj]

Is China Harbour still kicking :P ....? It was when I visited! I just couldn't get over the fact that it's a Chinese Restaurant (now that we have one like that in Sydney too.........actually, I met CD there, strange how things work out, huh?)

From what I've heard, not too many dancers show up, so it tends to be more of a meat market than anything else. But I haven't been there for a typical weekend night.

I did go for a "Fund Raiser/Party" a couple of weeks ago. It got waaaaay too hot in there!


The best time I had was a Wed night at this place by the lake called something Latitude (I met Gustarvo there)...? That night alone was enough to make me wanna stay in Seattle......!

:( I miss Seattle........!

Heh! Come visit!

I don't think Latitude is still having salsa nights, but I'm not sure. There are currently at least 3 different places competing with each other for Wednesdays. Danceworks is probably the closest to the Ballroom style salsa scene that I've encountered in Seattle while Dance Underground seems to attract the "elite dancers" (lol!). There's a place called Vito's (sp?), that I've heard about, too.

The nice thing is that the Seattle scene is large enough to accomodate all sorts of tastes and preferences.

[mellody43]

Hmmm, I wonder how we are going to work through this, the places that I go to Melissa are 99% Salsa, and 1% Cha Chas.... But one of the places did play 2 sets of 1 merengue and 1 bachata the other night. Now, that is variety! :D

We will SURVIVE! hehe. I think it also can depend on the choice of songs -- if you get a good blend of tempos & styles (maybe some tropical, some Cuban, etc) then 2 hours of all salsa is definitely a fabulous thing ... But some DJs don't play enough variety.

I am *SO* looking forward to dancing with you, Boriken, though I will be intimidated by your, well, dancerliness. :-)

Melissa

[mellody43]

Hey Melissa - can you comment about the music mix at Beso, EMP, Rocksalt, or China Harbor (weekends)?

Beso: Good split between salsa/cumbia/merengue, with the occasional bachata thrown in (maybe 2 a night). I've never heard a cha-cha there in over 4 years!

EMP / Rocksalt: Have not been there yet! Ack!

China Harbor: Salsa/merengue almost exclusively.

[mellody43]

The best time I had was a Wed night at this place by the lake called something Latitude (I met Gustarvo there)...? That night alone was enough to make me wanna stay in Seattle......!

:( I miss Seattle........!
Gustavo is still around! =)

I don't think Latitude is around anymore.

Or is that Rocksalt... TJ? TJ? Calling TJ?

Melissa

[mellody43]

There's a place called Vito's (sp?), that I've heard about, too.

The nice thing is that the Seattle scene is large enough to accomodate all sorts of tastes and preferences.

We should go to Vito's sometime and try it out.

[borikensalsero]

Hmmm, I wonder how we are going to work through this, the places that I go to Melissa are 99% Salsa, and 1% Cha Chas.... But one of the places did play 2 sets of 1 merengue and 1 bachata the other night. Now, that is variety! :D

We will SURVIVE! hehe. I think it also can depend on the choice of songs -- if you get a good blend of tempos & styles (maybe some tropical, some Cuban, etc) then 2 hours of all salsa is definitely a fabulous thing ... But some DJs don't play enough variety.

I am *SO* looking forward to dancing with you, Boriken, though I will be intimidated by your, well, dancerliness. :-)

Melissa

Hmmmm, when you see my foolish self jumping around you won't be scared anymore, however.... My Lady Love says that that same foolishenss of mine with the penetrating eye contact is what makes girls scared to dance with me, and self conscious when dancing with me.

I'll get us a couple of drinks to loosen ourselves up then, we'll jump around for 2 hours. We can leave after that :D

[tj]

The best time I had was a Wed night at this place by the lake called something Latitude (I met Gustarvo there)...? That night alone was enough to make me wanna stay in Seattle......!

:( I miss Seattle........!
Gustavo is still around! =)

I don't think Latitude is around anymore.

Or is that Rocksalt... TJ? TJ? Calling TJ?

Melissa


Who? What? Huh?

Actually, I don't know if Rocksalt is the club formerly known as Latitude. I'm sure some of my friends will know...

[squirrel]

Melissa, let's say that when 40% at most of the music is salsa and the rest is merengue+bachata+raggaeton+commercial cha-cha + even house or hip-hop, you tend to become a little... disinterested in such music... and I'm a salsa addict!
Not that I ever was crazy about raggae (any sort of raggae)... I prefer The Doors!

[brujo]

The hot-diggidy dang thing right now in Raggeton is mr. Tego Calderon. I personally like the stuff coming out of Cuba ( Cubanito 2020 ) a little better because it doesn't have the check out my bling bling Gangsta rap mentality that Tego, Hector y Tito or Don Dinero promote.

The beauty of raggaeton is that is one of the few tropical dances that is done without a partner. With normal salsa in a club, the girls have to sit around and wait for a guy to ask them to dance. With Raggae, Raggaeton and the other solo dances, the girls just have to stand up and dance. It is a great seduction tool for attracting dance partners when the salsa / merengue / bachata comes on.

[Sagitta]

Squirrel -- I haven't heard it enough in clubs to really agree or disagree with you, but I can see how a whole night of it would be boring. That's why I love when merengue/cumbia get mixed in with salsa. All salsa get a LITTLE old for me after 1-2 hours ... And some people seem to think merengue is a chance for rubbing, too. LOL! =)

Melissa

I agree with you, there. However, I cannot blame people for rubbing when I hear crappy merengue. Last Tuesday night the merengue was a lot better then usual, and am hoping for more of the same.

The beauty of raggaeton is that is one of the few tropical dances that is done without a partner. With normal salsa in a club, the girls have to sit around and wait for a guy to ask them to dance. With Raggae, Raggaeton and the other solo dances, the girls just have to stand up and dance.

When I go latin dancing I don't want solo dancing. Period.

[pygmalion]

The hot-diggidy dang thing right now in Raggeton is mr. Tego Calderon. I personally like the stuff coming out of Cuba ( Cubanito 2020 ) a little better because it doesn't have the check out my bling bling Gangsta rap mentality that Tego, Hector y Tito or Don Dinero promote.

The beauty of raggaeton is that is one of the few tropical dances that is done without a partner. With normal salsa in a club, the girls have to sit around and wait for a guy to ask them to dance. With Raggae, Raggaeton and the other solo dances, the girls just have to stand up and dance. It is a great seduction tool for attracting dance partners when the salsa / merengue / bachata comes on.

Isn't it funny how the vast majority of the responses to this thread had no relationship at all to the question asked? LOL. Thanks for a recommendation, brujo. Reminds me -- I have to pull out my reggaeton 2004 CD, and figure out which tracks to recommend. There are definitely some I like. A lot. :kissme:

[danceguy]

Thread hijack! :lol:

99% Salsa Boriken...I'd love that! I'd say where I go, its about 75% Salsa, 20% Merengue and 5% Bachata/Cha-Cha. Usually 2-3 (or none) Bachatas are played, same for Cha-Cha. While I don't mind Merengue, the DJ's tend to play the more modern ones that go for 10 min (sometimes 2 in a row), and its gets to be a bit much at times. :roll: :?

Rubbing during Merengue? Hmm, I see that more with Bachata...some people dance it REALLY close. No arguments here if you know the person well! :wink:

Hmm...my younger bro just moved near Seattle...sounds like its time for a road trip! I'd love to check out the dancing scene there. :)

SG

[Sagitta]

The hot-diggidy dang thing right now in Raggeton is mr. Tego Calderon. I personally like the stuff coming out of Cuba ( Cubanito 2020 ) a little better because it doesn't have the check out my bling bling Gangsta rap mentality that Tego, Hector y Tito or Don Dinero promote.


I do like quite a bit of the cuban music too. What do you think about the group Orishas? I prefer their second CD, Emigrante. I think their genre is hip-hop latino.

[tj]

Thread hijack! :lol:
Hmm...my younger bro just moved near Seattle...sounds like its time for a road trip! I'd love to check out the dancing scene there. :)

SG

Let me know if you do! Both Portland and Vancouver have nice scenes, too.

[ino]

Salsa purists probably hate reggaeton but whenever I hear it tossed in the mix at clubs, I just get such a kick out of it. Any artist or song recs?


Just to get everything back on topic.....Don Omar is a pretty popular Reggaeton artist. "Doncella [Remix]" by Zion y Lennox is a very nice Reggaeton song.....check it out some time and I'm almost positive you'll like it Mellody.

[pygmalion]

Thanks, ino. 8)

What do you think of Ivy Queen? I know she's top 40, but I can't help singing and dancing along, when I'm in the car ... :oops: :lol:

[pygmalion]

Salsa purists probably hate reggaeton but whenever I hear it tossed in the mix at clubs, I just get such a kick out of it. Any artist or song recs?


Just to get everything back on topic.....Don Omar is a pretty popular Reggaeton artist. "Doncella [Remix]" by Zion y Lennox is a very nice Reggaeton song.....check it out some time and I'm almost positive you'll like it Mellody.

I have that tune on CD. ( I didn't realize sooner because I have a couple compilation CD's) It IS very nice. 8) :D

[Sagitta]

What prompted my post is a song on a mix CD -- "Juliana"? I think? -- it sounds like a variety of singers in the song, and one part is reggaeton -- so damn catchy.

Isn't that a song by DLG?

[mellody43]

What prompted my post is a song on a mix CD -- "Juliana"? I think? -- it sounds like a variety of singers in the song, and one part is reggaeton -- so damn catchy.

Isn't that a song by DLG?

Yep, it is! I didn't know it at the time I originally posted. There is one part that is sort reggaeton style (at least, to my limited knowledge of reggaeton) -- anyway, I know lots of people think that remake of the song is a travesty, but people ALWAYS get up to dance like crazy to it. =)
(Myself included!)

Melissa

[pygmalion]

Reggaeton is hard to find in music stores, I'll tell you that much. (Unless you go to a specific Musica Latina shop, I'm guessing :?: ) Is it because music retailers don't know where to pigeonhole it? :roll:

[jamaicanspice]

And he's cute! A friend and former coworker of mine went to high school with him, so we had drinks when he was in town a couple weeks ago. Holy cow! Too bad he's way too young for me

oh yeh Sean Paul is cute!! 8) :lol: my friend's husband is one of his musicians 8) I'm trying to work out a way to show up at one of their rehearsals LEGITIMATELY :D *ahem* solely for the purpose of finding out if he is interested in learning salsa....no other reason....honest!! 8) and then there's Shaggy 8) *sigh* :D

AS for reggaeton (note the spelling please! :P ) it is played in our club here in Jamaica but surprisingly not that often. Some of the songs are pretty cool though but sometimes it does inspire something similar to the 'gyrations' that ordinary dance hall reggae portays. (ok I hope that made sense)

Personally I find that merengue gets boring after the third song has been played.

[salsalawyer]

People here go crazy for Don Omar! They even plan it on the hip hop stations.

[SDsalsaguy]

Welcome to the Dance Forums salsalawyer! :D

[salsalawyer]

Glad to be here!

thanks for the welcome!!!

[pygmalion]

Hi salsalawyer!

Welcome to the forums! :D My problem with reggaeton is that I speak NO SPANISH! :oops: (Yes, I plan classes one day, if I can eek a few pennies out of the dance budget) So, when I hear something I like, I usually can't figure out who's singing it, unless it's on the top 40 station that puts its playlist on the web.

I'll check out Don Omar. Thanks for the tip. 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

Glad to be here!

thanks for the welcome!!!
And we're glad to have you here! Noithing like adding another dance enthusiast to our ranks! Sorry that I can't stay and chat but I'm late getting out the door. Looking forward to "seeing" you in the forums however... :D

[Sagitta]

Okay if everyone is so crazy about Don Omar why is it that I can only find the CD "The Last Don" out by him? What else has he done?

[DiAnAoN1]

Hi salsalawyer!

Welcome to the forums! :D My problem with reggaeton is that I speak NO SPANISH! :oops: (Yes, I plan classes one day, if I can eek a few pennies out of the dance budget) So, when I hear something I like, I usually can't figure out who's singing it, unless it's on the top 40 station that puts its playlist on the web.

I'll check out Don Omar. Thanks for the tip. 8)

I speak spanish fluently and half of the time I cant understand what theyre saying, I think it's because most of the artist are Puerto Rican and they use lots of slang thats only used in P.R. so basically I dont know what I'm saying half of the time I'm singing along...I hope it's not too bad :oops:

[pygmalion]

Yes. Ignorance can be bliss. Everybody knows it's not really cursing if you don't know what you're saying. Right? :wink: :lol: At least I hope so. I have a feeling I've been phonetically singing along with some pretty questionable things. :oops: :lol:

[borikensalsero]

Hi salsalawyer!

Welcome to the forums! :D My problem with reggaeton is that I speak NO SPANISH! :oops: (Yes, I plan classes one day, if I can eek a few pennies out of the dance budget) So, when I hear something I like, I usually can't figure out who's singing it, unless it's on the top 40 station that puts its playlist on the web.

I'll check out Don Omar. Thanks for the tip. 8)

I speak spanish fluently and half of the time I cant understand what theyre saying, I think it's because most of the artist are Puerto Rican and they use lots of slang thats only used in P.R. so basically I dont know what I'm saying half of the time I'm singing along...I hope it's not too bad :oops:

Not much good is said in the majority of them anyways... IMHO...

[salsalawyer]

sadly most of the time, they are mumbling anyway!!


I just get caught up in the beats anyway!!

[pygmalion]

Exactly. It's about the beats, which are contagious. It's really funny, but when dancehall reggae first got popular, I hated it. Now reggaeton (which has the same kinds of beats) I'm jammin along all the way. That reminds me. I gotta go buy another CD today. Top 40 stuff. What can I say? :oops: :lol:

[salsalawyer]

soon enough you are gonna be able to buy reggaeton hits 2004!!

[Sagitta]

soon enough you are gonna be able to buy reggaeton hits 2004!! Is that series any good. If I wanted a representative sampling of reggaeton is this what would be recommended to me? Are there reggaeton genres, such as Cuban, US etc?

[pygmalion]

It seems that the quality varies. I have a couple reggaeton compilations that are quite good, and a couple that seem to be jumping on the band wagon -- not all that good, but trying to make a buck off reggaeton's increased popularity.

[mellody43]

It seems that the quality varies. I have a couple reggaeton compilations that are quite good, and a couple that seem to be jumping on the band wagon -- not all that good, but trying to make a buck off reggaeton's increased popularity.

Recommendations, por favor! =)

Melissa

[Sagitta]

The hot-diggidy dang thing right now in Raggeton is mr. Tego Calderon. I personally like the stuff coming out of Cuba ( Cubanito 2020 ) a little better because it doesn't have the check out my bling bling Gangsta rap mentality that Tego, Hector y Tito or Don Dinero promote.


Okay brujo, anyone. I cannot find any CD/group called "Cubanito 2020". Help!!

[mellody43]

The hot-diggidy dang thing right now in Raggeton is mr. Tego Calderon. I personally like the stuff coming out of Cuba ( Cubanito 2020 ) a little better because it doesn't have the check out my bling bling Gangsta rap mentality that Tego, Hector y Tito or Don Dinero promote.


Okay brujo, anyone. I cannot find any CD/group called "Cubanito 2020". Help!!
Sagitta, just paged you - I think I found it on Amazon.

[pygmalion]

It seems that the quality varies. I have a couple reggaeton compilations that are quite good, and a couple that seem to be jumping on the band wagon -- not all that good, but trying to make a buck off reggaeton's increased popularity.

Recommendations, por favor! =)

Melissa

Okay. I'll check the CD covers in the car. :wink: :D

[HepcatBob]

I don't know when it got popular in Jamaica,

Reggae actually has its roots in Jamaican Ska from the early 60s. During a heat wave around, I think, '67, the dance hall DJs and musicians slowed down the Ska and it sort of evolved into Rock Steady. Due to the heat, people didn't want to dance as fast as was needed for Ska. In the late 60s and early 70s, the Rastafarian movement took hold and grew and out of that, Reggae was born. Quite a few of the early Ska musicians like Bunny Wailer eventually started playing Reggae. There was a resurgence in the popularity of Ska in the late 70s and early 80s that was brought about by bands like The Clash, The Specials, Madness and The English Beat. If any of you remember Fine Young Cannibals, they were an offshoot of The English Beat.

[pygmalion]

:D I'd forgotten all about the Fine Young Cannibals! 8)

Traditional reggae I liked from the beginning, or, let's say, when I first started hearing it on US radio in the late seventies, when Bob Marley was in his heyday. Who could possibly NOT like Bob Marley? Gregory Isaacs. Peter Tosh is cool too. Even Yellowman (although some of his lyrics? :shock: Suggestive doesn't quite cover it. LOL) Dance Hall was a different story. HATED it, at least at first. It grows on you, though. :wink:

Incidentally, some artists, like Sean Paul, for example, are trying to bridge the gap and do both. 8)

Umm. reggaeton. Gotta think reggaeton. :oops: :wink: :lol:

[HepcatBob]

On a side note, Ska was first introduced to the US in '64 when The Skatalites played the NY World's Fair.

And Ska has some roots in Calypso. Did you know that Louis Farrakhan was a Calypso singer in the 50s? You can hear some of his music at http://www.fadetoblack.com/farrakhan/music.html .

[peachexploration]

Hepcatbob, this is quite interesting. Almost unbelievable. Read a couple of Bios and yes, it's there. Very interesting. :D

[pygmalion]

I was thinking about this today. Maybe that would make a good thread in A music forum (listneing, DM? :wink: :lol: ) the ska "diaspora" so to speak. I know ska and later reggae ended up influencing music in Puerto Rico (ala reggaeton), but it also influenced high life music in West Africa, and a couple other African music genres. Pretty neat to listen to 60's era high life and hear ska, then listen to 80's era high life and hear reggae, then listen to contemporary high life and hear reggaeton/dance hall. 8)

[jamaicanspice]

We Jamaicans are quite influential...what can I say :wink: :D

[pygmalion]

Nice, too. :wink: :D

[jamaicanspice]

Nice, too. :wink: :D

but of course :wink:

[salsero-in-apprenticeship]

Hi there, I heard this nice melodious song in the Las Brisas Club in Cabarete (DR). A woman is singing (not rapping) with a beatiful voice and in the background is a reggaeton beat.
Because there arent that many nice and slow and melodious Reggaetons, maybe somebody knows which song i mean?

[Sagitta]

Sounds intriguing. I don't but I'm hopeful that one of the df reggaeton fans will be able to help you out. :)

By the way, welcome to df! :D Glad to have you with us.

[pana]

The best known female regeton singer is Ivy Queen from Puerto Rico. I'm not sure which particular song you are refering to, but most of her songs are not rapped and she has quite a deep voice.

Pana

[pygmalion]

She's cool. :D Something Bailando is getting a lot of airplay right now.

btw. Welcome to the forums, pana. :D

[Sagitta]

She's cool. :D Something Bailando is getting a lot of airplay right now.

btw. Welcome to the forums, pana. :D

Speaking of "Bailando"...I've heard the salsa song of that title by Frankie Ruiz...I have it on his "La Leyanda" CD, played quite a bit. Good CD. Quite a few songs that I like on it. :)

[borikensalsero]

She's cool. :D Something Bailando is getting a lot of airplay right now.

btw. Welcome to the forums, pana. :D

Speaking of "Bailando"...I've heard the salsa song of that title by Frankie Ruiz...I have it on his "La Leyanda" CD, played quite a bit. Good CD. Quite a few songs that I like on it. :)

Y todo comenzo bailando, bailand, bailamos tu y yo.... HOT!!!

[salsero-in-apprenticeship]

The best known female regeton singer is Ivy Queen from Puerto Rico. I'm not sure which particular song you are refering to, but most of her songs are not rapped and she has quite a deep voice.

Pana

Hey everybody,

not I think its not her. It is a real Song with Reggaeton Beats - I should have asked the Dj :-(.... and the woman has a higher voice...

[peachexploration]

Salsero, is it this one? :arrow: Christina Milian (http://music.walmart.com/m/006/02/49/86/17/70/0060249861770.01.01.002.mp3)

I love this song. Good reggae vibe. Great practice for upper body isolations, not to mention down right dancing. (she says she does the reggae bounce...) :banana: :lol: :lol:

[salsero-in-apprenticeship]

but no it isnt the one. But its great too. Ill keep on looking...


bye

Mexx

[pelao]

The best known female regeton singer is Ivy Queen from Puerto Rico. I'm not sure which particular song you are refering to, but most of her songs are not rapped and she has quite a deep voice.

Pana

Hey everybody,

not I think its not her. It is a real Song with Reggaeton Beats - I should have asked the Dj :-(.... and the woman has a higher voice...\

Hmm, its probably Lorna. She's a very popular female reggaeton singer from panama (one of her top tracks was, "Papi Chulo"). Its supposed that reggaeton originated in Panama. But who really knows, everyone would like the credit for that (e.g. - puerto rico also). Even though, in reality, they borrowed a lot from dancehall/roots music from jamaica.

Edit: Actually, Lorna doesn't sing. There's another puerto rican reggaeton female singer (she's not really an MC like the others). I remember a while back seeing her singing really sweet in this soft reggaeton tune. I remember the tune was from this reggaeton group composed of 3 guys or something. Also, in the video, the gal is in some sexy lingerie singing while lying provocatively on a bed.

[salsero-in-apprenticeship]

Sounds good - maybe somebody knows the name of the band and posts it here.

[borikensalsero]

Sounds good - maybe somebody knows the name of the band and posts it here.

My brother went to school in PR with her... what the heck is her name... hmmmm... I forget... her mom used to sell candy in front of the school and we all ran there after school and for lunch... what the heck is her name... God.... ahhhhh... I bet you if she sang salsa I'd remember her name... hmmmmmm

I have to call my bro when he gets out of class... Hmmmm... ahhhh... Sorry can't remember. :(

[pelao]

boriken, they always used to show this video on mun2. You know which video Im talkin about right? And all the guys are wearing this nice white wardrobe, and one of the guys I remember the most cause he had longish hair that was very straight and styled to look sexy I guess (guess some women find him sexy eh?) that gal pretty hot!

[salsero-in-apprenticeship]

Ive a sound from "El general" "....enganar" its also very nice but not the one Im looking for....

[salsero-in-apprenticeship]

Its from La Factoria and called "Todavia" - very nice song.....