I was maybe 11 or 12 years old when I first heard of El General. His songs were already extremely popular, and he was a consolidated artist. I don't think I had heard music like his before. The beat ...

What's the biggest culture shock for an American living in Honduras? It's not the bland food, and it's not the extreme poverty. It's not the slurred Spanish dialect, and it's not the potholed roads.

Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” is often the reggaeton song some people first remember hearing, particularly outside of Latin America. Now, Daddy Yankee, who is a pioneer in the genre, is an executive ...

When Daddy Yankee showed up at a Montebello gas station to hype his infectious hit “Gasolina,” the Puerto Rican recording star drew so many fans he couldn’t get out of the limo. That was the moment it ...

J BALVIN: (Singing in Spanish). SHAPIRO: That's J Balvin with his song "Mi Gente." He's one of the biggest names in reggaeton. And after the announcement of the nominations, he said, the Grammys don't ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

It’s a foggy May evening at La Marina, a bar and lounge nestled along the Hudson River at the northern tip of Manhattan. Behind the dock, sweltering Caribbean dance grooves blast from an outdoor sound ...

Then there’s Mexican American dynamo Becky G, who scored a slot at Coachella in April, bringing out Natti Natasha and Peso Pluma as special guests. Her biting breakup anthem “Mamiii,” a collaboration ...

Julio Cesar Soto Renteria, a dancer and choreographer from Mexico City, is working to expand reggaeton’s presence in LA’s professional dance community. He has established himself in the city’s dance ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Julyssa Lopez, writer for Rolling Stone magazine, and NPR's Felix Contreras, about the controversy around this year's Latin Grammys nominations. J BALVIN: (Singing in ...