Eight years after his last album, and seven years after his last single, Tego Calderón is back — and we hope it’s for good. After a few weeks of teasing new music on social media, the living reggaeton legend finally dropped his latest track, called “La Receta.” While he’s often …
Read More »Baja Beach Fest Celebrates Fifth Anniversary With Tego Calderón, Don Omar, and More
Baja Beach Fest, one of the biggest showcases for reggaeton and urbano music, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with major OGs in the genre. The action-packed lineup includes headlining sets veteran acts like Wisin Y Yandel, Nicky Jam, Don Omar, and Tego Calderón, showing how much the festival has evolved …
Read More »Twenty Years Later, Tego Calderón's 'El Abayarde' Still Embodies the Powerful, Raw Spirit of Reggaeton
With jazzy orchestra sounds, folkloric Afro-Boricua percussion, and political lyrics united over a ubiquitous dembow riddim, Tego Calderón’s album El Abayarde embodies the soul of reggaeton. Twenty years after its initial release in 2002, the project is a classic that’s as timely and necessary as ever, with every new listen …
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