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Louis traces reggaeton from Panama and Puerto Rico to Brooklyn

New York City Council · Oct 22, 2026 · starts 0:02:15 · 26 sec

Louis traces reggaeton's origins to Afro-Caribbean communities in Panama, where artists adapted Jamaican reggae into Spanish. She describes its evolution through Puerto Rico's underground scene and the contributions of Caribbean artists and producers in Brooklyn and New York City who fused reggae, dancehall, and hip-hop.

Farah N. Louis

Reggaeton transcends music and its roots, tracing back to the Afro-Caribbean community in Panama, where artists began adapting Jamaican reggae into Spanish.

Farah N. Louis

The genre continued to evolve through Puerto Rico's underground music scene before Caribbean artists

Farah N. Louis

producers in Brooklyn and across New York City helped fuse reggae, dancehall, and hip-hop into the sound we recognize today.