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Society

The Spanish-Language Beat Driving The Global Rise Of Urban Latin Music

The Spanish-Language Beat Driving The Global Rise Of Urban Latin Music
Argentine singer and former Youtuber María Becerra performing in Uruguay. María Becerra/IG

From Reggaeton and Dembow to Dancehall, Latin hip hop and others, Spanish-language music makes up almost a quarter of the charts on a global level.

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Future Geopolitics

2017 In Two Minutes, Our Video Year In Review

Times change? A Big Ben facelift began in 2017
Times change? A Big Ben facelift began in 2017 Rob Pinney/London News Pictures via ZUMA

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/i2yAKwn4wBk?rel=0 expand=1] 2017 In 2 Minutes, A Video Year In Review

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Despacito, That Sexist Yet Irrepressible Soul Of Reggaeton

Reggaeton singer Maluma on stage
Reggaeton singer Maluma on stage Agustin Salinas/El universal/ZUMA

-Essay- BOGOTA — “Despacito,” the title of this summer’s hit song by Luis Fonsi, means “slowly” in Spanish. Listening to it is like drinking an unsavory broth. Slowly. It’s my own silly fault really for being exposed to it, namely by opening a Spotify account and asking my children, aged 9 and 6, to create […]

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