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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Reggaeton: Allegedly Puerto Rican

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The article " Ritmo boricua que mueve al mundo entero " (Boricua Rhythm that Moves the Whole World) published yesterday February 2...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Reguetón: ritmo dizque boricua

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El artículo " Ritmo boricua que mueve al mundo entero " que fue publicado hoy 27 de febrero en el periódico Primera Hora de Puert...
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Friday, February 01, 2008

Y vuelven las Nikes macheteras

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Con motivo de la primera vez que se exhibe en Puerto Rico la obra Filiberto Ojeda Uptowns / Machetero Air Force Ones del artista Miguel Luc...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Vote or shut up?

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(This is the English version of the blog I posted yesterday in Spanish.) If the 2004 P. Diddy-driven “Vote or Die” campaign can be criticize...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

¿Vota o quédate callao?

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Hace varias semanas, se estrenó este anuncio en Puerto Rico, featuring Daddy Yankee, el pelotero Carlos Delgado, la cantante Janina, la vol...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Panel: Caribbean Popular Culture Through Music

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Click here to access the podcast of the panel discussion "Exploring Caribbean Popular Culture through Music" held last November 1...
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Sunday, December 23, 2007

The Titi Chronicles: Santa, The Holy Child and the Three Kings

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Christmas Day, Republic of Hialeah (land of excellent food and horrible politics) --- According to my lil' nieces, today is Santa Claus...
Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Mochila and Go

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Dear compis, friends and fams: I'm unplugging from the matrix for a few weeks, so my apologies for not being able to post, check comment...
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Monday, December 03, 2007

The Treacherous Crossroads of Race and Ethnicity

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November 28 I did a lecture at University of Connecticut Storrs titled "From Hip Hop to Reggaeton" and subtitled "The Treache...
Thursday, November 29, 2007

Reggaeton Nation

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What follows is an excerpt of the article I co-wrote with Frances Negrón-Muntaner and published in the most recent issue of the journal NAC...
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Nación reggaetón

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(Esta fue mi columna de ayer miércoles 28 de noviembre publicada en El Diario / La Prensa ) Nación reggaetón San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2002: Ve...
Monday, November 26, 2007

La isla infinita y la cultura popular

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(Este artículo fue publicado como mi columna del miércoles 21 de noviembre de 2007 en El Diario / La Prensa ) Usando el concepto de la isla ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Youth, sex and sexism

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Many parents, educators, legislators and academics—among many others—worry over the influence that popular music has on youth sexual activit...
Friday, November 16, 2007

Juventud, sexo y sexismo

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Haga click aquí para acceder a mi columna del pasado miércoles 14 de noviembre de 2007 en El Diario / La Prensa titulada "Juventud, s...
Friday, November 09, 2007

La 'música urbana' y el Grammy Latino

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Post editado 4/28/17: Como El Diario / La Prensa quitó su link, abajo pongo el artículo completo. Post original 11/9/2007: Aquí mi column...
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Thursday, November 01, 2007

Reggaeton in the Time of Zune

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( Click aquí for the Spanish version in El Diario / La Prensa.) Wisin and Yandel—the self-proclaimed “Duo of History”—for real made history...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Latinos vs. Blacks, Fruit vs. Oranges

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( Click aquí para la versión en español en El Diario / La Prensa de hoy.) Latinos are to blacks, as fruit are to oranges. Let me explain. T...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

From the Roots Up: Thoughts on Boricua Music and Reggaeton

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( Clickea aquí para la versión en español en El Diario / La Prensa.) Reggaeton is a mix of rap, reggae and parranda, among other things. S...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Hip-hop vs. Reggaeton: Feel the Noise

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(For Spanish: Haga click aquí para acceder a la versión en español de este post en mi columna de hoy de El Diario / La Prensa ) Hip-hop is ...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Los 6 de Jena

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Haga click aquí para mi columna de hoy, 3 de octubre de 2007, en El Diario / La Prensa dedicada al caso de los jovencitos de Louisiana cono...
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Raquel Z. Rivera
Author, researcher, and singer-songwriter. Visiting Scholar at the University of New Mexico's Sociology Department. Research interests: popular and folk music, Latino and Caribbean studies, reproductive justice. Author of New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003) and co-editor of the anthology Reggaeton (Duke University Press, 2009). Research consultant and co-author working with the fierce reproductive justice organization Young Women United. Debut CD as director of the Caribbean neo-roots band Ojos de Sofia titled Las 7 Salves de La Magdalena / 7 Songs of Praise for The Magdalene. Born and raised in Puerto Rico. Lived for many years in NYC. Living in Planet New Mexico. Contact: raquelzrivera@gmail.com. Click here for CV.
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