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August 30, 2009
Calle 13, drug wars, music, reggaeton

La Perla (The Pearl)

Emily Goulding
August 30, 2009
Calle 13, drug wars, music, reggaeton

This is a really beautiful song by the Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 with Panamanian legend Ruben Blades. The inventors of smart reggaeton hook up with the inventor of smart salsa to make a musical tribute to the San Juan neighborhood that gets the worst press but a lot of slum-tourism: La Perla (The Pearl).

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