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

That's the only one I like.

 

[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! :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! :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! Lucky you!

 

[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! :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! Lucky you!

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