{"id":125548,"date":"2020-05-08T19:19:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T17:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=125548"},"modified":"2020-05-08T19:22:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T17:22:05","slug":"j-balvin-and-the-emergence-of-a-new-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/j-balvin-and-the-emergence-of-a-new-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"J Balvin and the emergence of a new icon"},"content":{"rendered":"

From his native Medell\u00edn, the most relevant Latin artist of recent years has raised his particular musical watchtower from where he controls the current scene. His influence goes way beyond his verses and he’s already a multidisciplinary reference. Welcome to the universe of El Jose.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Born into a Jamaican community in Panama, reggaeton was conceived in the Central American country as a result of mixing the rhythms popularized by Bob Marley with Caribbean chords.<\/p>\n

In Puerto Rico the genre was not born, but it exploded “to the World”. The first stars of the movement came out of PR. Shortly thereafter, this rhythm expanded unstoppably through Latin America.<\/p>\n

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The continent began to perish to the rhythm of new Colombian, Panamanian, and Dominican artists… Daddy Yankee (@daddyyankee<\/a>)<\/strong> served as a bridge between generations. One of the founders of the genre, he managed to extend his notoriety to the second wave of artists coming from all over Latin America.<\/p>\n

DY and Nicky Jam were precursors of the scene with Los Cangris.<\/strong> Nicky’s addictions made him move to Medell\u00edn to get clean. The fame he acquired with Daddy Yankee offered him the opportunity to start over in the coffee country. Since then, the PR-Colombia connection has become critical to the genre.<\/p>\n

In those days, a young Jos\u00e9 \u00c1lvaro Osorio Balvin was starting in the music world, rapping mainly. Since then, his growth and exposure has led him to become the leader to follow for generations to come.<\/p>\n