A New York-based Dominican boy band with their roots deep in bachata If that sounds unlikely well Aventura have managed to cope with it Formed in 1994 in the Bronx by a group of four boys Anthony Santos Lenny Santos Max Santos and Henry Santos Jeter …

Though Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin Yandel born Juan Morera and Lladel Vegilla were around for some time their debut album Reyes del Nuevo Milenio was released in 2000 and gained fans and recognition with records like 2004s De Otra Manera and 20…

Don Omar became one of reggaetons first international superstars thanks to his early-2000s work with Luny Tunes but even more so thanks to Reggaeton Latino his 2005 anthem that became one of the styles first genuine crossover hits Born William Landrn…

Jose Nieves Rakim and Kenny Vasquez Ken-Y joined forces in 2004 to form the reggaeton duo Rakim Ken-Y A few short years after their formation the pair climbed the ranks to reggaeton stardom arriving in 2006 as one of the genres most important groups…

Created by New York Latin music producers George Zamora and Sergio George Xtreme is a popRBBachata Dominican vocal duo consisting of lead singer Danny Mejia and backing vocalist Steven Tejada The group formed in 2003 though wasnt finalized until Febr…

One of the fathers of reggaeton Tito el Bambino was half of the groundbreaking duo Hector Tito before he embarked on a solo career of his own signing with EMI Televisa and debuting in 2006 with Top of the Line Hector Tito may have been groundbreaki…

As the urban regional style of Latin music heated up in the mid-2000s spearheaded by the burgeoning reggaeton sound Daddy Yankee above all led the charge selling hundreds of thousands of CDs in the wake of his international breakthrough hit Gasolina …

Ivy Queen the undisputed Queen of Reggaeton was born Martha Ivelisse Pesante on March 4 1972 in Afiasco Puerto Rico She moved with her parents to New York as a child but the family relocated back to Afiasco while Martha was a teenager and she finishe…

It took the Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 about a year to catch on after quietly debuting stateside in 2005 on White Lion a small reggaeton label in partnership with Sony BMG but catch on they certainly did By the end of the following year Calle 13 had b…

There may be little that is musically authentic about RBD a prefabricated poprock act that was initiated on television yet the group of Mexican teens achieved astounding commercial success quickly becoming a multilingual pop culture juggernaut whose …

Born in San Antonio TX Paula DeAnda grew up listening to Selena and other female vocalists often performing their songs with her cousins at family gatherings Soon she started taking piano lessons and singing around town both as a soloist and as a bac…