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Chicho Man

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One of Panama’s first raggamuffin deejays, active from the late 1970s alongside El General, Nando Boom and Renato in setting Jamaican dancehall rhythms to Spanish lyrics; honoured as one of ten pioneers at Panama City’s Museo del Reggae en Español.

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Tu Pum Pum: Panamanian Artists Helped Birth Reggaeton, Then the Industry Left Them Behind

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Story · Well supportedReggae en español: Panama to the world

West Indian canal labourers, Panamanian raggamuffin deejays and a wave of Spanish- and Portuguese-language bands carried Jamaican reggae across Latin America.