Urbano music

Urbano (*Música urbana*)
Urbano (Música urbana)
Other names	Latin Urban
Stylistic origins	Urban contemporary; Latin music
Cultural origins	1980s–1990s Latin America, especially Puerto Rico, Brazil
Subgenres
	Latin hip hop; Latin R&B; Funk carioca; Urban champeta; Reggae en Español; Reggaeton; Bachatón; Dancehall; Dembow; Guaracha; Corridos tumbados;
Regional scenes
	Latin America; Spain; United States; Brazil;

Urbano music (Spanish: música urbana) or Latin urban is a transnational umbrella category including many different genres and styles. As an umbrella term it includes a wide and diverse set of genres and styles such as dancehall, dembow, urban champeta, funk carioca, Latin hip hop and reggaeton. The commercial breakthrough of this music took place in 2017 with artists from Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, the United States, Venezuela and even non-Spanish-speaking nations, such as Brazil, where Portuguese is spoken.^[1]