Reggaeton Music Popularity Exploding in North America

There are few music lovers who are not familiar withbachata, cumbia, latin pop, meringue, salsa, plena, and
reggaeton music, especially those who love Latinbomba. In Spain, this music also combines singing and
music. Reggaeton is a type of urban music whichrapping. The popularity of this genre is slowly spreading
gained popularity with the youth of Latin Americato the Latino communities of North America.
during the latter part of 1990s. After gaining wideMany people make the mistake of thinking regaetton
popularity, this particular genre of music slowly spreadas a type of hip hop or Jamaican dancehall but this is
to Asian, European, and North American audiences.not the case. There is no doubt that this genre of
The origin of this type of music can be found inmusic does take influence from Jamaican dancehall
Panama. It was not long before this type of music alsoand hip hop, but it has its own particular rhythm and
made its presence felt in Puerto Rico.beat. The particular rhythm that is a characteristic of
It was after this that a change came into being andreggaeton is known as dem bow. Keeping in mind the
this marked the evolution of new reggaeton. Basicallyamazing beat and rhythm this genre possess, it is not
this genre of music mixes together West Indian musicamazing to see how quickly it has become popular
like dancehall and reggae along with Latin Americanwith the teenagers of North America.
music like electronica, contemporary R&B, hip hop,