Cubaton is a sub-genre of Reggaeton

Reggaeton

Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...

. It is a fusion of Cuban percussions or Timbales

Timbales

Timbales are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing, invented in Cuba. They are shallower in shape than single-headed tom-toms, and usually much higher tuned...

, Salsa

Salsa music

Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...

, Timba

Timba

Timba is a Cuban genre of music sometimes referred as salsa cubana . However, the historical development of timba has been quite independent of the development of salsa in the United States and Puerto Rico and the music has its own trademark aspects due to the Cuban embargo and strong Afro-Cuban...

 and Reggaeton. The Cubaton comes from the words "cuba" and "reggaeton"..

Cubaton was born due to the popularity of reggaeton among youth in Cuba. Some of the leading Cuban reguetoneros started to mix local sounds and Riddles with imported Reggaeton and Rap, helping Cubaton develop its distinctive sound. Cubaton is also known as Timba-Reggaeton.

Eddy K

Eddy K

Eddy-K was a Cubaton/Reggaeton group from Cuba.Eddy-K was at the beginning a duo with "Eddy" and "K" Leyden. In August 1998 the singer of rap music "Jorgito" joined them....

 and Gente de Zona

Gente de Zona

Gente de Zona is a reggaeton group from Cuba. "Gente de Zona is a trio that makes the most out of being here in Cuba. It's primarily a reggaeton group that has used this music's popularity to reach young Cubans."...

 are considered to be the pioneers of Cubaton in the new school scene of Reggaeton.

History

Cubaton has little official support or air time on state-controlled radio, the songs Cuban reggaeton artists record in makeshift studios lined with egg cartons for sound insulation are mostly transmitted though homemade CDs and on computer flash memory sticks.

According to Geoff Baker, Reggaeton is treading a fine line between official and unofficial/independent worlds. Cuban reggaeton has a distinctive rhythm from its Puerto Rican roots, local musicians say. It is also less generally violent in its lyrics than the imported version.

Famous songs

• Gente de Zona
  Gente de Zona
  Gente de Zona is a reggaeton group from Cuba. "Gente de Zona is a trio that makes the most out of being here in Cuba. It's primarily a reggaeton group that has used this music's popularity to reach young Cubans."...
  
   - "La Palestina", "Tremenda Pena", "Le Gustan Los Artistas", "Soñe", "Mama Me Lo Contó"
• El Medico
  El Medico
  Reynier Casamayor Griñán, known as El Medico , is a Cuban musician and doctor who is, enjoying success in Spain as a composer and performer of reggaetón music....
  
   - "Miss Fatty", "Chupa Chupa"
• Eddy K
  Eddy K
  Eddy-K was a Cubaton/Reggaeton group from Cuba.Eddy-K was at the beginning a duo with "Eddy" and "K" Leyden. In August 1998 the singer of rap music "Jorgito" joined them....
  
  - "Amigos", "Mami Bésame"