The New York Times reports today that "Despacito" is now "the most watched video on YouTube ever, with nearly three billion views". The author perpetuates the view that "reggaeton" is Puerto Rican.
El cantante Rubén Blades señaló que el reggaetón, género musical que revoluciona las emisoras de radio en todo el mundo, nació en Panamá, donde forma parte del patrimonio cultural del Estado.
El ministro de Turismo del país centroamericano indicó que el estilo "lo inventamos en Panamá" y que el primero en cantar el género fue el rapero panameño Edgardo Arias Franco, más conocido como "el General".
In 1978, salsa singer Ismael Rivera had a hit song, written by composer Catalino Curet Alonso, in honor of this community, and named after it. In 2009, Reggaeton group Calle 13 released another tribute song, also named La Perla, in collaboration with Ruben Blades. In the song, Blades references Rivera's early effort; in the song's video, Blades pays his respects to Curet by visiting his tomb at the community's Santa María Madgalena de Pazzis cemetery.
The music video of the song Despacito was filmed in this area.
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The New York Times reports today that "Despacito" is now "the most watched video on YouTube ever, with nearly three billion views". The author perpetuates the view that "reggaeton" is Puerto Rican.
Ten years ago, Rubén Blades, the Panamanian Minister of Tourism, went on record with the view that Edgardo Arias Franco, "el General" was the original "reggaetonero".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/la-perla-neighbourhood-made-f...:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Perla,_San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico:
i like it. its easy to sing along with and learn more spanish at the same time. good beat