Caribbean Connection
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Caribbean Connection is a compilation album
released in 2008 featuring a variety of Dancehall
and Reggaeton
artists.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released in 2008 featuring a variety of Dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
and Reggaeton
Reggaeton
Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
artists.
Tracklist
| # | Title | Performers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | Elephant Man, Voltio Voltio Julio Voltio is one of the reggaetón genre's best-known artists.His nickname came to be as the result of an accident. Before joining Karel, he worked as an electrician. One day, he stuck his hand in the wrong place and got shocked... , Zion & Lennox, Bounty Killer Bounty Killer Bounty Killer is a Grammy nominated Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is the founder of a dancehall collective known as The Alliance.-Early life and career:... , Wisin Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time.... , Don Omar Don Omar Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:... , Daddy Yankee Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,... , Hector "El Father", Arcangel Arcangel (singer) Austin Santos , better known by his stage name Arcángel, is a singer-songwriter, rapper and actor. He was born in New York City, and eventually moved to Puerto Rico in 2002, interested in becoming a performer of reggaeton, a contemporary Latin American urban music genre... , Hyde, Franco "El Gorila", Beenie Man Beenie Man Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:... , Gocho, Ce'Cile Ce'Cile Ce'Cile, born Cecile Charlton is a Musician from Kingston, she is one of the best known current Dancehall artists.-Biography:... & Jean |
4:07 |
| 2 | "Controlando el Area" | Daddy Yankee Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,... & Bounty Killer Bounty Killer Bounty Killer is a Grammy nominated Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is the founder of a dancehall collective known as The Alliance.-Early life and career:... |
3:34 |
| 3 | "Fly Away" | Don Omar Don Omar Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:... & Inner Circle |
4:52 |
| 4 | "Pegao (Remix)" | Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time.... & Elephant Man |
3:54 |
| 5 | "Don't Turn Off The Light" | Barrington Levy Barrington Levy Barrington Levy is a reggae and dancehall artist from Jamaica.-Career:In 1976, Levy formed a band with his cousin, Everton Dacres, called the Mighty Multitude; the pair released "My Black Girl" in 1977... & Varon |
4:01 |
| 6 | "Movimiento Reptil" | Arcángel & De La Ghetto Arcangel & De La Ghetto Arcángel y De La Ghetto are a Reggaeton Duo, which consist of Austin "Arcángel" Santos and Rafael "De La Ghetto" Castillo.Arcángel and De La Ghetto are both of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent... & Mr. Easy |
3:12 |
| 7 | "Don't Stay Away from the Sunshine" | Turbulence Turbulence In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is a flow regime characterized by chaotic and stochastic property changes. This includes low momentum diffusion, high momentum convection, and rapid variation of pressure and velocity in space and time... & Voltio Voltio Julio Voltio is one of the reggaetón genre's best-known artists.His nickname came to be as the result of an accident. Before joining Karel, he worked as an electrician. One day, he stuck his hand in the wrong place and got shocked... |
3:52 |
| 8 | "OG" | T.O.K. T.O.K. T.O.K. is a dancehall group hailing from Kingston, Jamaica. The group consists of Alistaire "Alex" McCalla, Roshaun "Bay-C" Clarke, Craig "Craigy T" Thompson, and Xavier "Flexx" Davidson... & Vico C Vico C Vico C is an Puerto Rican rapper and rap artist. He is considered one of the founding fathers of rap and has played an influential role in the development of Latin American hip hop.... |
4:37 |
| 9 | "Latinas" | Zion & Lennox & Elephant Man | 2:43 |
| 10 | "Caribeña" | Gocho & Notch Notch (artist) Norman Howell , better known as Notch is a R&B, reggae, dancehall and reggaeton artist. He was the former lead vocalist and one of the creative force behind the hip hop-reggae act, Born Jamericans.... |
3:11 |
| 11 | "Dance" |
Angel & Khriz Angel & Khriz Angel & Khriz is a well known Puerto Rican reggaeton duo, consisting of Angel Rivera Guzmán,31 and Christian Colón,30.Also known as "The Mvps of Reggaeton" "Los Jugadores Estrella" and now "Los Internacionales" They worked largely with Luny Tunes,and were introduced in 2002 in the CD MVP, by Hector... & Wayne Wonder Wayne Wonder Wayne Wonder is a Jamaican reggae fusion artist... |
4:16 |
| 12 | "Up In The Club" | Hector El Father Hector El Father Héctor Delgado Román, is a Puerto Rican former reggaeton artist and producer, formerly known by the artistic names Héctor "El Father" and Hector "El Bambino". He announced his retirement in 2008 but had a series of "Farewell Concerts" that went until May 2010. He rose to fame as a member of the... & Ce'Cile Ce'Cile Ce'Cile, born Cecile Charlton is a Musician from Kingston, she is one of the best known current Dancehall artists.-Biography:... |
4:23 |
| 13 | "Black or White" | Eddie Dee & Sasha Sasha (deejay) Sasha is a dancehall deejay.Born in Kingston, Jamaica, she was raised in Brooklyn. Her first big hit was "Kill the Bitch" while she as still well in her teens... |
4:17 |
| 14 | "Millenium Anthem" | Franco "El Gorila" & Sanchez Sanchez (singer) Sanchez is a Jamaican Reggae and dancehall singer-Biography:Jackson was given the nickname 'Sanchez' due to his football skills - a reference to a footballer of that name. After working with several Kingston sound systems he began recording and had his first hit with "Lady In Red", recorded for... |
3:48 |
| 15 | "I Still Be Loving You" | Yaga & Mackie Yaga & Mackie Yaga & Mackie are musicians, known for their collaborative work as a reggaeton duo from Puerto Rico. They are signed to Full Records.-Discography:* Sonando Diferente * Clase Aparte * La Moda * La Reunión... & Sizzla Sizzla Sizzla Kalonji, or simply Sizzla in are de reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is well-known for his above-average prolificacy... |
4:02 |
- "Mami" (Wisin & YandelWisin & YandelWisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....
& RupeeRupee (musician)Rupert Clarke , best known by his stage name Rupee, is a soca musician from Barbados. He was born in military barracks in Germany to a German mother and a Bajan father, who was serving in the British armed forces at the time. He later migrated to Barbados...
) was a track that was made for the album but doesn't appear on the album