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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...