Musical Trans (actions): Intersections in Reggaeton

Ramón H. Rivera-Servera

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Abstract

This essay looks at contemporary debates over the authenticity of reggaetón as a musical genre. In discussing popular and critical assessments of the genre the author suggests sincerity as a more appropriate approximation to the affective and locational strategies of reggaetón. Attending to a variety of examples from lyrics to performance and video, the author suggests ways in which reggaetón articulates its local roots in Puerto Rican culture and experience while making explicit the global circuitries that such an identification entails.
Original languageEnglish
JournalTrans: Revista Transcultural de Música
Volume13
StatePublished - 2009

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