Miami Herald

Reggae legends and new stars headline Best of the Best concert in downtown Miami

Reggae legend Beres Hammond will perform at the Best of the Best concert Memorial Day weekend in Bayfront Park. The singer returns to the concert for the first time in six years. Danny Creatah ...
Rolling Stone

All the Surprises at Jowell & Randy’s Elaborate 3D, Star-Filled Reggaeton Bash

On Saturday night, the famed reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy capped off what was undoubtedly one of the most impressive runs of their career with a historic concert at San Juan’s famous José Miguel ...
Rolling Stone

Twenty Years Later, Tego Calderón’s ‘El Abayarde’ Still Embodies the Powerful, Raw Spirit of Reggaeton

With jazzy orchestra sounds, folkloric Afro-Boricua percussion, and political lyrics united over a ubiquitous dembow riddim, Tego Calderón’s album El Abayarde embodies the soul of reggaeton. Twenty ...
The Fader

Reggaeton conquered the world. A new docuseries shows exactly how it happened

If the Puerto Rican filmmaker Omar Acosta wanted to hear new music as a teenager in early ‘90s-era San Juan, he had to hit the pavement. In those days Acosta would roam the streets, seeking out a ...