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

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Foreword: What’s All the Noise About? ix
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction: Reggaeton’s Socio-Sonic Circuitry 1
7. Part I. Mapping Reggaeton
8. From Música Negra to Reggaeton Latino: The Cultural Politics of Nation, Migration, and Commercialization 19
9. Part II. The Panamanian Connection
10. Placing Panama in the Reggaeton Narrative: Editor’s Notes 79
11. Reggae in Panama: Bien Tough 81
12. The Panamanian Origins of Reggae en Español: Seeing History through ‘‘Los Ojos Café’’ of Renato 89
13. Muévelo (Move It!): From Panama to New York and Back Again, the Story of El General 99
14. Part III. (Trans)Local Studies and Ethnographies
15. Policing Morality, Mano Dura Stylee: The Case of Underground Rap and Reggae in Puerto Rico in the Mid-1990s 111
16. Dominicans in the Mix: Reflections on Dominican Identity, Race, and Reggaeton 135
17. The Politics of Dancing: Reggaetón and Rap in Havana, Cuba 165
18. You Got Your Reggaetón in my Hip-Hop: Crunkiao and ‘‘Spanish Music’’ in the Miami Urban Scene 200
19. Part IV. Visualizing Reggaeton
20. Visualizing Reggaeton: Editors’ Notes 215
21. Images 218
22. Images 221
23. Images 222
24. Part V. Gendering Reggaeton
25. (W)rapped in Foil: Glory at Twelve Words a Minute 229
26. A Man Lives Here: Reggaeton’s Hypermasculine Resident 252
27. How to Make Love with Your Clothes On: Dancing Regeton, Gender, and Sexuality in Cuba 280
28. Part VI. Reggaeton’s Poetics, Politics, and Aesthetics
29. Chamaco’s Corner 297
30. Salon Philosophers: Ivy Queen and Surprise Guests Take Reggaetón Aside 300
31. From Hip-Hop to Reggaeton: Is There Only a Step? 312
32. Black Pride 324
33. Poetry of Filth: The (Post) Reggaetonic Lyrics of Calle 327
34. Bibliography: Selected Sources for Reading Reggaeton 341
35. Contributors 345
36. Index 349