NUEVAYoL

The harmony of 'NUEVAYoL' is distinctive because it transposes a classic 1970s salsa harmonic vocabulary into a modern dembow context. While many reggaeton tracks use simple triadic minor progressions (i-VI-VII), this track utilizes jazz-adjacent minor 7th chords and a strong V7-i functional resolution characteristic of Afro-Cuban music. The complexity lies not in the number of chords, but in the specific voicings and the rhythmic syncopation of the harmonic changes against the 3-2 clave-influenced dembow beat.

Benito opens his 2025 album by paying homage to the classic salsa track 'Un Verano en Nueva York.' The song serves as a bridge between 1970s tropical sounds and modern urban music, reimagining the salsa rhythm through the lens of Dominican dembow.

Bad Bunny transforms El Gran Combo's 1970s salsa hit 'Un Verano en Nueva York' into a hard-hitting dembow anthem. As the opening track of his 2025 album, it showcases his signature ability to fuse tropical nostalgia with contemporary street sounds.