Reggaeton

by Rivera, Raquel Z.

• ISBN13: 9780822343837
• ISBN10: 0822343835
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Duke Univ Pr

Summary

"The kinetic contributions in "Reggaeton" melt false borders--ones wrapped like straitjackets around peoples, knowledges, and cultures--and move the crowd. More than an exciting, exhaustive treatment of this vital musical culture, this anthology is a fine blueprint for engaged cultural scholarship right now."--Jeff Chang, author of "Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation"

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword: What's all the noise about?

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Reggaeton's Socio-Sonic Circuitry

Mapping Reggaeton

From Música Negra to Reggaeton Latino: The Cultural Politics of Nation, Migration, and Commercialization

The Panamanian Connection

Placing Panama in the Reggaeton Narrative: Editor's Notes

Reggae in Panama: Bien Tough

The Panamanian Origins of Reggae in Español: Seeing History through "Los Ojos Café" of Renato

Muévelo (Move It!): From Panama to New York and Back Again, the Story of El General

(Trans)Local Studies and Ethnographies

Policing Morality, Mano Dura Stylee: The Case of Underground Rap and Reggae in Puerto Rico in the Mid-1990s

Dominicans in the Mix: Reflections on Dominican Identity, Race, and Reggaeton

The Politics of Dancing: Reggaetón and Rap in Havana

You Got Your Reggaetón in my Hip-Hop: Crunkiao and "Spanish Music" in the Miami Urban Scene

Visualizing Reggaeton

Visualizing Reggaeton: Editors' Notes

Images

Images

Images

Gendering Reggaeton (W)rapped in Foil: Glory at Twelve Words a Minute

A Man Lives Here: Reggaeton's Hypermasculine Resident

How to Make Love with Your Clothes On: Dancing Regeton, Gender, and Sexuality in Cuba

Reggaeton's Poetics, Politics, and Aesthetics

Chamaco's Corner / Gallego

Salon Philosophers: Ivy Queen and Surprise Guests Take Reggaetón Aside

From Hip-Hop to Reggaeton: Is There Only a Step?

Black Pride

Poetry of Filth: The (Post) Reggaetonic Lyrics of Calle 13

Bibliography: Selected Sources for Reading Reggaeton

Index

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