This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. “Reggaeton mexa is particular to Mexico City and Mexico state,” says Fernando Hernández Flores, a.k.a. El Malilla, one of ...

Reggaeton Con La Gata, a multimedia project tracing reggaeton’s history and cultural significance, has taken many forms over the years. What began as an undergraduate research paper by scholar ...

Katelina Eccleston, better known as “La Gata,” first found her love for reggaeton on a quinceañera dance floor. As the lights dimmed and she began to move her body to the beat, she knew there was more ...

Perreo, which is the music from which reggaeton is derived, has been developing in Veracruz, Mexico, since the early '90s, but historically, this state is no stranger to African or Caribbean influence ...

El Malilla made headway last weekend as the only reggaeton act billed at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. He is also the first reggaeton Mexa act to introduce the fast-growing genre ...

Reggaeton, música urbana – whatever you call it, the new wave of Latin pop that includes artists like Bad Bunny and Karol G has become a worldwide phenomenon. But in Miami, arguably its epicenter, it ...

Oswaldo Nava, also known as DJ Sueño, is a pre-eminent figure in what's been dubbed as the cumbiatón or reggaeton mexa movement. This genre, of growing popularity in the Mexican music landscape, is a ...

If you were on a very specific part of the Internet last year, it’s likely that a post-punk cover of Karol G’s hit “Bichota” ended up on your radar. It came from a Chilean band called Friolento, who ...

The Spanish Royal Academy has added "perreo" to its dictionary, but the term's been around for decades. The move puts a spotlight on the dance and its significance in reggaetón music. This is the time ...

Last month, Madrid, Spain, played host to a celebration of the resurgent reggaeton scene and the Perreo phenomenon sweeping the Spanish-speaking world as part of Boiler Room x Ballantine's True Music.

PERREO CIRCUS takes over Wynwood October 25, blending world-class reggaeton with circus acts for Miami’s ultimate block party. MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES, September 2 ...