In Wayne Marshall's blog entries, he describes many aspects, both musical and historical, of reggaeton. He mentions different beats, instrumentation, artists, and Fruity Loops, a digital audio workstation. Marshall discusses how reggae started spreading and through new technologies like the internet, morphed into reggaeton. By utilizing the internet, different cultural musical practices and ideologies were able to intermingle and fuse together to create a unique genre. Because of this, there was a shift from "musica negra" towards "reggaeton latino". There is debate about the specific origins and whether all Latin cultures can subscribe to reggaeton. The genre soon caught on in America because of the large Latino population.
Discussion Question:
The blog also mentions that reggaeton is popular in other places like Japan, where there isn't a large Latino community. What is it about reggaeton that it is able to accommodate different cultures?
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