Comments on: Hard to Find Classic Latin Music in Puerto Rico http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/daily-life/hard-to-find-classic-latin-music-in-puerto-rico.html Puerto Rico viewed from a gringo's perspective Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Cassie http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/daily-life/hard-to-find-classic-latin-music-in-puerto-rico.html#comment-246 Cassie Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:56:05 +0000 http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/daily-life/hard-to-find-classic-latin-music-in-puerto-rico.html#comment-246 Popular Reggaeton music/artists and YouTube videos: Atrevete by Calle 13: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCukjMJ2D54 Gasolina by Daddy Yankee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD81Clgmr90&feature=related Down by Rakim y Ken Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFnCogSfPfM&feature=related As far as salsa Hector LaVoe is awesome! Have you seen the movie El Cantante with Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony? Here's a song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkYZQ4sEDmU&feature=related Popular Reggaeton music/artists and YouTube videos:
Atrevete by Calle 13:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCukjMJ2D54

Gasolina by Daddy Yankee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD81Clgmr90&feature=related

Down by Rakim y Ken Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFnCogSfPfM&feature=related

As far as salsa Hector LaVoe is awesome! Have you seen the movie El Cantante with Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony? Here’s a song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkYZQ4sEDmU&feature=related

]]> By: The Gringo http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/daily-life/hard-to-find-classic-latin-music-in-puerto-rico.html#comment-221 The Gringo Mon, 05 May 2008 21:39:28 +0000 http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/daily-life/hard-to-find-classic-latin-music-in-puerto-rico.html#comment-221 @Speaking: Well I don't really know why that is what I expected... But I did... I had never been to PR before. It's similar to how most people thinks everyone wears cowboy hats in TX I guess. I will keep that site handy because I would like to see/hear some salsa That's interesting, everyone has always told me that Reggaeton is from PR. Doesn't make a difference to me. I just thought it was funny that I had heard that for 2 years and then saw on wikipedia that they were wrong... Feel free to update this when you post about it. @Everyone: Sorry for not posting today. I had a migraine all weekend. You will get a story in the morning... @Speaking:
Well I don’t really know why that is what I expected… But I did… I had never been to PR before. It’s similar to how most people thinks everyone wears cowboy hats in TX I guess.

I will keep that site handy because I would like to see/hear some salsa

That’s interesting, everyone has always told me that Reggaeton is from PR. Doesn’t make a difference to me. I just thought it was funny that I had heard that for 2 years and then saw on wikipedia that they were wrong…

Feel free to update this when you post about it.

@Everyone:
Sorry for not posting today. I had a migraine all weekend. You will get a story in the morning…

]]> By: Speaking Boricua http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/daily-life/hard-to-find-classic-latin-music-in-puerto-rico.html#comment-220 Speaking Boricua Sun, 04 May 2008 20:18:12 +0000 http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/daily-life/hard-to-find-classic-latin-music-in-puerto-rico.html#comment-220 I am not sure why you expected to hear Gipsy Kings and Spanish guitar when you came to Puerto Rico. While they're not unheard of on the island, they are both Spanish musical creations, not Puerto Rican. Puerto Rico in general doesn't have much interest in Iberian music, mostly because there is more than enough music made in Puerto Rico to last the whole island and then some. In fact, I'd dare to say that you can hear more Puerto Rican music in Spain than Spanish music in Puerto Rico, particularly from Reggaeton. Salsa is definitely all over the island, however, so I'm also confused why you mention not hearing it. It's generally not blasted out of cars like Reggaeton--is that why you haven't heard it? It definitely still gets a lot of play. If you want to go out and see salsa concerts, I would bookmark the blog Dondequiera (http://blog.dondees.com/). They list a lot of concerts and events, many times free and with live and sometimes legendary artists. The blog is in English, by the way. As for Reggaeton, if you're looking for the artists behind those bass thumps you hear if you stay too near a window for a period of time, google names like Daddy Yankee, Wisin y Yandel, Don Omar, Arcangel, Jowell y Randy, Los Leones, Luny Tunes, and so on. My favorite artist, who isn't a good representative of "pure" Reggaeton but fills his lyrics with witty satire and cleverness, is Calle 13. If you speak Spanish and have been in Puerto Rico for a while I would highly recommend him. By the way I think the roots of Reggaeton aren't really that debated, even on the island. It started in Panama and then evolved multiple times in Puerto Rico. I'm planning on writing a blog post about it soon so if you want to know more check it out. I am not sure why you expected to hear Gipsy Kings and Spanish guitar when you came to Puerto Rico. While they’re not unheard of on the island, they are both Spanish musical creations, not Puerto Rican. Puerto Rico in general doesn’t have much interest in Iberian music, mostly because there is more than enough music made in Puerto Rico to last the whole island and then some. In fact, I’d dare to say that you can hear more Puerto Rican music in Spain than Spanish music in Puerto Rico, particularly from Reggaeton.

Salsa is definitely all over the island, however, so I’m also confused why you mention not hearing it. It’s generally not blasted out of cars like Reggaeton–is that why you haven’t heard it? It definitely still gets a lot of play. If you want to go out and see salsa concerts, I would bookmark the blog Dondequiera (http://blog.dondees.com/). They list a lot of concerts and events, many times free and with live and sometimes legendary artists. The blog is in English, by the way.

As for Reggaeton, if you’re looking for the artists behind those bass thumps you hear if you stay too near a window for a period of time, google names like Daddy Yankee, Wisin y Yandel, Don Omar, Arcangel, Jowell y Randy, Los Leones, Luny Tunes, and so on. My favorite artist, who isn’t a good representative of “pure” Reggaeton but fills his lyrics with witty satire and cleverness, is Calle 13. If you speak Spanish and have been in Puerto Rico for a while I would highly recommend him.

By the way I think the roots of Reggaeton aren’t really that debated, even on the island. It started in Panama and then evolved multiple times in Puerto Rico. I’m planning on writing a blog post about it soon so if you want to know more check it out.

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