Daddy Yankee Impressed by the Talented Masaka Kids Africana, Gives them a Nod

Posted on March 04, 2021
By Sean Musa Carter
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Reggaeton founder, Puerto Rican singer, rapper, songwriter, actor, and record producer Daddy Yankee has been impressed by the talented kids dance group from Uganda, Masaka Kids Africana hence giving them a hudge nod.

Through his social media, Daddy Yankee as posted a video clip of Masaka Kids Africana dancing to his hit song "Fuegooooo"

Yankee posted on his socials and also confessed how much he liked the Kids' creativity and non stop energy.

Daddy Yankee is the artist who coined the word Reggaeton in 1994 to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico that synthesized hip-hop, Latin Caribbean music, and reggae rhythms with Spanish rapping and singing. He is known as the "King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans.

Masaka Kids Africana is composed of African children, from the age of 2 and up. Many have lost one or both parents through the devastation of war, famine and disease. They represent all the children of a continent and they demonstrate the potential of African children to become strong leaders for a better future in their land.

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