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Hey, this is Julio de Caloarela from In the Thick and Latino Rebels Radio.

And we're thrilled to share with you the first episode of a new podcast we've been producing

here at Futuro Studios about the history of reggaeton music.

It tells a true story about how young people from Panama, Puerto Rico, and beyond refuse

to be quiet and created an irresistible musical culture that has kept the world dancing.

And it's hosted by one of the originators of reggaeton music herself, Evie Queen.

The podcast is called Loud, the history of reggaeton, and it's produced in partnership

with Spotify.

So the rest of the episodes are going to drop weekly only on Spotify.

So if you want to hear more, head over to Spotify and click follow.

And in the meantime, enjoy this episode of Loud, the history of reggaeton.

Okay, picture this.

It's 1995 and I'm about to have the most important audition of my life.

An audition to rub with the hardest underground crew and someone.

It was the moment that I was going to decide if I was going to make it in the music or

go back to my home town as a nobody.

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