This article is about the Panamanian considered father of Spanish reggae. For the Tunisian rapper, see El General (rapper).
El General
El General at the 1993 Viña del Mar Festival
Background information
Born
(1969-09-27) 27 September 1969 (age 54) Panama City, Panama
Genres
Reggae en Español
dancehall
ragga
Occupation(s)
Singer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1990–2006
Labels
RCA International
BMG
Rodven
PolyGram
Polydor
Lideres
Musical artist
Edgardo Armando Franco (born 27 September 1969), better known as El General, is a Panamanian former reggae artist[1] considered by some to be one of the fathers of reggae en Español[2] and a precursor to reggaetón.[3][4]
During the early 1990s, he was one of the artists who initiated the Spanish-language dancehall variety of reggae music. Early examples of this were the international and somewhat mainstream songs, "Te Ves Buena" and "Tu Pum Pum". “Tu Pum Pum" emerged after a friend of El General invited him to collaborate with a Jamaican producer that was searching for a “different sound in Panama."[5] Both songs, performed in Spanish deejaying style, were very successful in North America. After getting his foot in the door of the commercial market, many other Spanish-language dancehall reggae artists became famous in the mainstream as well.[6] He has a unique, easy to listen to style of dance music and has produced many well-known songs all over Latin America.
El General retired from music in 2004 and became a Jehovah's Witness.
^"Gobierno panameño annual passport diplomatic a Sean Connery" (in Spanish). emol. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
^"Reggae en español, el género musical que subestimaron". El Espectador (in Spanish). 11 September 2018.
^Stavans, Ilan, ed. (2014). Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes. ABC-CLIO. pp. 5–6. ISBN 9780313343964.
^Leonard, David J.; Lugo-Lugo, Carmen R., eds. (2015). Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 236. ISBN 9781317466468.
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