HOPI SENDÉ

Ryan Castro knows the importance of dancehall as a foundational pillar in the current Latin music landscape. A continuation of the Jamaica-by-way-of-Curaçao vibes curated on *SENDÉ* from earlier in 2025, the Colombian star’s follow-up makes it known that his reggae tastes are no mere dalliance or trend. Some of the tracks here, like “BOTAPAFO” and “LA MINI,” directly draw from that Caribbean base, though others, such as the Afrobeats-infused “HABLA CLARO” and the beat-switching Major Lazer team-up “PELINEGRA,” speak more to the adaptable genre’s global impact. “LA VILLA” with Kapo directly draws from the seminal Sister Nancy single “Bam Bam,” while the “Ba Ba Bad” remix places him alongside dancehall hitmakers Busy Signal and Sean Paul from the Kybba-produced original. Though he makes the connection to reggaetón technique abundantly clear, Castro quite naturally takes to the cadences of a patois-centric delivery on “AY MI PAPÁ” and “MONA,” albeit in Spanish, of course.