| Urbano (Música urbana) | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Latin Urban Music Hispanic urban music |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | 1980s–1990s Latin America, especially Puerto Rico, Brazil |
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Urbano music (Spanish: música urbana) or Latin urban is a transnational umbrella category including many different genres and styles. As an umbrella term it includes a wide and diverse set of genres and styles such as dancehall, dembow, urban champeta, funk carioca, Latin hip hop and reggaeton. The commercial breakthrough of this music took place in 2017 with artists from Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, the United States, Venezuela and even non-Spanish-speaking nations, such as Brazil, where Portuguese is spoken.[1]
- ^ "Urbano Reached Critical Mass in 2017. Now, Can It Be Normalized?". Pitchfork. 28 December 2018.