Pop music singer-songwriter, Jencarlos Canela, decided to explore a more urban sound with his new single “Bajita”, which he performs with Ky-Mani Marley (singer and son of Bob Marley).
I don’t really care for urban music, but this song featured more of a Jamaican flair versus the Latin rap music that is popular. This makes the song have more of a world music vibe to it and I could see it being very successful in the islands and areas close to Jamaica.
Jencarlos, who is actually American and born to Cuban parents, has recorded 3 solo albums that are more along the lines of contemporary pop music instead of the genre like this song “Bajito”. While fans might think this is a sell-out for him by jumping on the urban bandwagon; but the song is unique different making it fresh with its’s Jamaican influences.
Since that day, I have been study Latin pop and rock music and have become a Latin pop music historian through the publishing of articles, fanzine, and websites. My goal is to teach people about Latin pop music and the history behind it with my website, Siempre En Domingo.
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