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Club Caribe: The explosion of Latino-Caribbean electronic music
32 minutes Posted Jun 30, 2026 at 10:47 am.
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This artist talk is part of the Rage Against The Mainstream series, developed in collaboration with TIMES, Tracks (ARTE) and the Gaîté Lyrique.
"Now everyone wants to be Latino, but they lack spice, battery and reggaeton,” sings Bad Bunny. As Latin American music jumps to the top of global charts, alternative electronic scenes from the region are also finding new audiences around the world. Their history, however, is decades-old. Notably in Spanish-speaking Caribbean areas, the cradle of countless musical traditions. From raptor house born in the barrios of Caracas, in Venezuela, to tracks inspired by Colombia’s North Coast’s picó culture : how do electronic music producers create new sounds while keeping true to their roots and identity?
With: DJ Babatr,
Edna Martinez,
BClip
Moderation : Daphnée Denis (Tracks/ ARTE)