First it was New York Magazine and now The New Yorker, reggaeton does not escape anyone’s notice, not even the monocle of intellectuals and literary types. Last week in its Pop Music column, The New Yorker reviewed radio station 97.9 la Mega’s Megaton, a reggaeton concert/showcase. While the review gave a brief history of the growing genre, overall the writer wasn’t impressed with what she saw or heard at the Megaton, held on Thanksgiving in Madison Square Garden. She wrote:

Daddy Yankee, who closed the show, is a dogged performer, often pushing his unremarkable voice to the breaking point when he can’t think of anything better to do.

The author did acknowledge that regardless of the actual talent of reggaeton artists, fans love the artists and the music that makes them move.

As the audience happily chanted along with Yankee, the women in the crowd executed subtle variations on a circular dance move that could be described as “butt in orbit.”

Via / The New Yorker