Rolling Afro-Latin Music 2022: Reggaeton, Salsa, Bomba, Latin Jazz, Bachata, Merengue, Urbano and more Latinx

I heard some freestyle flashbacks in there too

loving the Rauw too - it positively throbs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican salsa singer and musician “Lalo” Rodríguez was found dead Tuesday at a public housing project in the U.S. territory, according to police. He was 64.

Police said that while there were no visible signs of violence on his body, an autopsy would determine the cause of death.

The singer, who was born Ubaldo Rodríguez Santos, had struggled for years with drugs and alcohol and was previously charged with possession of cocaine.

Rodríguez once formed part of Eddie Palmieri’s band and is best known for his 1988 hit, “Ven, devórame otra vez” or “Come, Devour Me Again.”

So sad.

saw on twitter in Spanish but translated here== In 1975, at the age of 16, Lalo Rodríguez won a Grammy together with the Eddie Palmieri orchestra for the album, “The Sun of Latin Music”.
On that record there is a composition authored by Lalo. For me that song is one of the most beautiful boleros of salsa, "Wild Desire"

https://remezcla.com/lists/music/10-best-reggaeton-trap-songs-of-2022/

remezcla top reggaeton and trap songs of 2022

https://remezcla.com/lists/music/10-best-dembow-songs-of-2022/

Dominican dembow and more

that mediopicky song is a banger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAz6GL5yOhY

lots of fun to be had on that reggaeton/trap en español top ten as well.

loving this Mexican one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msVB4L2Hrfk
Bellakath • Gatita

especially the parts where the bass starts doing its own thing (act up like a tuba would?) at several points during the track

also from the dembow Dominicano list:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEdDaalYx0s
El Alfa ft. Noriel & Trueno • Los Aparatos

si es trucho es trucho!

...and this, it's number one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYjtsSngogY
Angel Dior • A I O

a brand new one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj86BVgsOzI
Bulin 47 x Flow 28 • Po po po

El Alfa got a bit of airplay for awhile on the Sirius XM Caliente station I listen to in the car sometimes. They play reggaeton and some salsa .

he gets a lot of airplay out of car speakers in brooklyn, but idk if they're listening to caliente

El Alfa’s “Gogo Dance”, mentioned way upthread, is #35 on the Fader’s 100 Best Songs of 2022 list.

El Alfa’s partnership with producer Chael Produciendo is 🪲🪲🪲

sorry for party rocking en español:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtc-ameWXNk
Tivi Gunz x Angel Dior x Young Gatillo x Dflow • Zuculento

some wonderful production choices on those Angel Dior tracks, I'm not too familiar with the genre but sounds very fresh

and that "aji titi"! makes me wanna sing "aji titi" all day

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/arts/music/bad-bunny-rosalia-latin-pop.html

In 2022, Latin Pop Thrived on Innovation. Again.
Bad Bunny led a takeover, not a crossover, in a year that featured standout releases from Rosalía, Rauw Alejandro, iLe, Carla Morrison and Lucrecia Dalt.

Rolling Afro-Latin Music 2023: Reggaeton, Salsa,Bachata, Bomba, Latin Jazz, Merengue, Urbano and more Latinx