• Reggaeton Queen DJ Clara! (photo: Sasha Vernaeve)
    Portrait
    In her music, the reggaeton artist Clara! combines styles from the past and the present. Her use of visual aesthetics from the 1980s reminds us that old school reggaeton has always had feminist roots.
  • Mami Slut party flyer (photo: Mami Slut)
    Short Essay
    Music scenes can serve as safe spaces for marginalized groups. In Mexico, reggaetón underground parties are an important home for the country's LGBTIQA+ community to express their discontent against a sexist society and lack of female empowerment.