EPISODE 294

For Switched On Pop’s end of year coverage, we just have one superlative: who won 2022? The answer, of course, is Bad Bunny. This year alone, the prolific Puerto Rican artist has topped charts worldwide, became Spotify’s most streamed artist globally, and his record Un Verano Sin Ti has obtained many accolades including being the first Spanish-language album nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys.

The record itself serves as a textbook to the sounds of Latin America: over the course of 23 songs, we’re introduced to bachata, dembow, cumbia, merengue, bomba, and of course, reggaeton. This episode, alongside LA Times journalist Suzy Exposito, we unpack Un Verano Sin Ti and why the album is so important, both for Bad Bunny and the Latin diaspora.

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Songs Discussed

Bad Bunny – Callaita

Bad Bunny – Diles

Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin – I Like It

N.O.R.E., Daddy Yankee, Nina Sky, Gemstar, Big Mato – Oye Mi Canto

Ruben Blades – Plástico

Bad Bunny – Después de la Playa

Bad Bunny – Tití Me Preguntó

Bad Bunny – El Apagón

Héctor Lavoe, Fania All Stars – Mi Gente - Live

Omega – Si Te Vas

Aventura, Don Omar – Ella Y Yo

Nando Boom – Ellos Benia Dem Bow

Daddy Yankee – Gasolina

El General – Tu Pun Pun

Shabba Ranks – Dem Bow

El Alfa, CJ, Chael Produciendo, El Cherry Scom – La Mamá de la Mamá

Bad Bunny – Me Fui de Vacaciones

Bad Bunny, Bomba Estéreo – Ojitos Lindos

Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto – The Girl From Ipanema

Bad Bunny – Si Veo a Tu Mamá