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Also known as reggaetón, reguetón

thumb|320px|alt="singing rapping in Spanish, Snoop Dogg cameo, Beach, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico summer of 1995! video"|The scene in the summer of 1995; local duo from Public housing in Puerto Rico|Residencial Luis Llorens Torres in San Juan, rapping at a club on the beach in Puerto Nuevo, Vega Baja

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Key facts

Music genre.name
Reggaeton
Music genre.cultural_origins
Late 1980s in Panama Early 1990s in Puerto Rico

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Afro-diasporic influences
  • 1980s–2000s: Emergence
  • {{Anchor|2004: The cross-over year}}2004: Crossover
  • 2006–2017: Topping the charts
  • Since 2017: "Despacito" effect
  • "Te Boté" and the minimalist dembow
  • {{Anchor|Musical characteristics}}Characteristics
  • Rhythm
  • Lyrics and themes
  • Dance
  • Popularity
  • Latin America
  • United States
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • LGBTQ influence
  • Criticism
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|320px|alt="singing rapping in Spanish, Snoop Dogg cameo, Beach, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico summer of 1995! video"|The scene in the summer of 1995; local duo from Public housing in Puerto Rico|Residencial Luis Llorens Torres in San Juan, rapping at a club on the beach in Puerto Nuevo, Vega Baja

Reggaeton (, ) is a style of popular and electronic music that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It has been popularized and dominated by artists from Puerto Rico since the early 1990s.

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