This weekend, Mexico City will become the capital of reggaeton with the ‘Coca Cola Flow Fest’, “the most important urban music festival in the world”, with an important weight for artists of this genre in the country.
During a conversation, music journalist Pablito Wilson, accompanied by the Mexican reggaeton duo of Cachirula and Loojan, presented his book ‘Reggaetón, a Latin revolution’.
During the talk, the participants reflected on the festival and the importance that this space has to expand national reggaeton around the world, which stops being a “guilty genre” so that it “solidifies and eliminates the stigma,” said Loojan.
“In a world with so much conservatism in which fashion is black or white, and we are all well behaved (…), I think that reggaeton with sexual lyrics is one of the few things that can save us from that. Although it is difficult, some Mexican reggaeton artists can become truly global in stature,” said the Argentine journalist.
Mexican reggaeton, characterized by sexually explicit lyrics, has become a genre that is following in the wake of the new Mexican regional, such as corridos tumbados.
Regarding the content of those lyrics, the reggaeton player pointed out that his music “is a cry for freedom” and that they have no obligation to educate even though it has become a genre that the little ones listen to.
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“You have to understand that I am responsible for my daughter’s education. She is going to grow up listening to her father say certain things and my task is to tell her not to listen to that music and if she likes it, then give her the clues and explain things to her like sexual education,” said Loojan.
On the other hand, the topic of the role of women in the scene of this musical genre was discussed.
“Being a woman within the industry is a source of pride, it is a vision that not everyone can have (…). We are women who are very confident in our music. Obviously there are going to be obstacles that we will not be able to solve, but every time we are going to be more and more,” Cachirula celebrated.
For the one born in Mexico City, “reggaeton is the little taste of moving the body (…) that makes us feel free and incredible dancing on the stage,” regardless of what people think about them.
“Reggaeton is a cry for freedom,” said Loojan.
“We represent today what many people would like to say (…) With reggaeton we connect many young people who have the same tastes and who are not afraid to say something we like,” he concluded.
The festival will be held on the 22nd and 23rd at the Hermanos Rodríguez racetrack in the Mexican capital with international artists such as Don Omar, J Balvin, Nicky Jam, Myke Towers and Wisin.
With information from EFE.
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