El General, (born Edgardo A. Franco) is a Panamanian musical artist best known as the father of reggaeton. He has an unique, easy to listen to style of dance music and has produced many well known songs all over Latin America. His musical works have become popular in Latin America over the last few years. Reggaeton is a form of dance music which became popular with Latin American youth during the late 1990s and spread to North American and European audiences during the first few years of the 21st century. ... Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to accompany social dancing. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Songs like "Rica y Apretadita" and "Te Ves Buena" are among his greatest hits.

Thanks to El General, thousands of gangs have switched from graffitti to dance contests all over Latin America. A gang is a group of individuals who share a common identity and, in current usage, engage in illegal activities. ... For the handwriting system, see Graffiti (Palm OS). ... Dance (from Old French dancier, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...

He's currently dedicated to his foundation Niños Pobres Sin Fronteras in Panama City hosting a program of his own called Sal, Azúcar, Miel y Canela (Salt, Sugar, Honey and Cinnamon) at Radio Kids. Panama City (Spanish: Ciudad de Panamá), population 708,738, is the capital of Panama, located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, at 8°58´N 79°32´W. Panama City is the political, administrative and cultural center of the country. ...