Origin of ReggaeBy Sade Lewis

Puerto Rico’s Flag

Panama’s Flag

What is Reggae??? Reggaeton (pronounced / r e to n/ˌ ɛɡ ɪˈ ʊ ; also

spelled reggaetón, and known as reguetón and reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music that became popular with Latin American youth in the early 1990s.

Info Stylistic origins Dancehall -

Reggae en Español - Reggae- Hip Hop - Latin music

Cultural origins Late 1970s/early 1980s Panama, late 1980s Puerto Rico

Typical instruments Dem Bow (rhythm) - Sampler - Bass - Synthesizer - Drum machine

Mainstream popularity From mid-1990s in Puerto Rico, worldwide beginning around 2004.

Reggaeton Origin

Reggaeton's roots started off as Spanish reggae in Panama.[1][7][8] The music eventually made its way and continued evolving and coming to prominence in Puerto Rico where it became reggaeton. Reggaeton started as an adaptation of Jamaican reggae (and later Jamaican lala to the Spanish language and overall culture in Panama.[3]

Why did Caribbeans migrate to Panama?

The 1849 Gold Rush cause many Jamaicans and Carribeans to move to Panama in search for Gold!!!

Artists Daddy Yankee Pitbull Eddie Dee Jowell y Randy Nina Sky

Daddy Yankee

Pitbull

Eddie Dee

Jowell y Randy

Nina Sky