Antonio RuizAntonio Ruiz They often say that changes come in waves. Puerto Rico has an interesting relationship with change, from our colonial status remaining mostly unchanged since 1917 to new condos popping up throughout San Juan. And yet, our music is always changing, with new sounds not so much evolving …
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There seems to be a subtle shift going on in reggaetón as of late. While 2022 and early 2023 saw the genre embrace a kind of eclectic, cross-genre experimentation (most visibly championed on Bad Bunny’s critically acclaimed album “Un Verano Sin Ti“), the tail end of this year has seen …
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Last summer, as Bad Bunny wrapped his “Un Verano Sin Ti” concerts with back-to-back shows in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the Coliseo, he brought out several special guests — including fellow Puerto Rican artists Tommy Torres, Villano Antillano, and Young Miko. And on the third and final night of …
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Ricardo Bermúdez remembers his father, with whom he didn’t have the closest relationship with, leaving behind tapes of car racing compilations the few times he deigned to visit. This wasn’t unusual because his father worked with cars, so little Ricardo would often sit down and watch the tapes out of …
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It’s early in the afternoon when Young Miko joins our Zoom call from Puerto Rico. Through the windows of the conference room, light is streaming in. Outside, the tops of bushy trees are just visible, framing the crisscrossing lattice of steel and lights that make up the proscenium of the …
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When Bad Bunny dedicated his Grammy to Puerto Rico proclaiming it the “cuna y capital de reggaeton en el mundo entierro,” he was making a statement. While the small island pioneered and refined the subgenre (a mash-up of Jamaican dancehall, Panamanian reggae en español, and New York–style hip-hop) during the …
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Rauw Alejandro‘s newly released “Playa Saturno,” is the kind of album that’s meant to be played on a hot summer day with the volume up, bass booming, and the sun shining. That’s the perfect listening environment to enjoy it in, evoking images of palm tree lined-boulevards and gated marquesinas that …
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