This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UPR chapter.
Music is in our DNA! It’s inevitable to not dance whenever we hear music! We are Puerto Ricans: the souls of the party! With that being said, here is our take on a few of the best Puerto Rican music with their videos!
To start off, like in the olden days:
Los colores de mi tierra by HARRIS
Our second anthems:
Preciosa by Marc Anthony
Verde Luz by Antonio Cabán Vale “El Topo”
Despierta Boricua by Andrés Jiménez
Pride in our roots:
Boricua en la luna by Fiel a la Vega
Lamento Borincano by Marc Anthony
Amanecer Borincano by Ednita Nazario
For la pompiaera:
Yo Soy Boricua by Soneros de Puerto Rico
Que Suenen los Tambores by Víctor Manuelle
Gasolina by Daddy Yankee
Que cante mi gente by Héctor Lavoe
Agúzate by Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz
When a Guatemalan sang for boricuas:
Asignatura Pendiente by Ricardo Arjona ft. Tommy Torres
The most recent song dedicated to Puerto Rico:
Soy tuya by Ednita Nazario
Listen to some of these and other songs on our Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/hercampusupr/playlist/2yZV5gZQFeHsJjyWaMmOgF
Thumbnail picture from: http://www.prfdance.org/perfarts.htm