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Hispanic rhythmic
Encyclopedia
Hispanic rhythmic, also known as Hispanic urban or "Hurban", is an American
radio and format genre that features a Spanish-language
musical mix of Latin hip-hop, Mexican hip-hop, reggaeton
, dancehall
, Latin pop
, dance
, tropical
and salsa
hits, all geared towards a bilingual audience, most of them being third-generation Hispanic
s. Most Hispanic rhythmics also incorporate English-language R&B/hip-hop
product onto their playlists, and uses English-speaking or bilingual DJs to present and play the music on their stations that programs the format.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
radio and format genre that features a Spanish-language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
musical mix of Latin hip-hop, Mexican hip-hop, 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...
, 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,...
, Latin pop
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
, dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, tropical
Tropical music
Musica tropical or tropical music is a broad term for vocal and instrumental music with "tropical" flavor usually associated with the Afro-Caribbean music. It is part of an even broader category of Latin music. Usually it is an upbeat dance music, but also includes ballads. It features complex,...
and salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
hits, all geared towards a bilingual audience, most of them being third-generation Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
s. Most Hispanic rhythmics also incorporate English-language R&B/hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
product onto their playlists, and uses English-speaking or bilingual DJs to present and play the music on their stations that programs the format.