Welcome To The Raka Nation: The New Panabay Sound From Los Rakas That’s Been Representing Both Oakland and Panama

Posted By Gypset Magazine on Mar 16, 2016

The halls of the El Rey Theatre echoed with the thumping and grinding of the hip hop, reggaeton beats mixed with the fusion of tropical, Fania classics. A small group of attendants swayed in a trance-like state holding their drinks while wearing jungle animal face masks; while, dancers adorned the stage moving to the beats of the percussion-laced sounds of the music. The whole theme for the evening was tropical since the event was...