Rakata

/ rəˈkɑːtə /

noun

1. another name for Krakatoa

Example Sentences

Whether it was Rauw Alejandro‘s dance-pop or the lush emo-rap dreamscapes of Álvaro Diaz and Feid, this year a number of newcomers served eclectic takes on reggaeton. Even Venezuelan electronic artist Arca, who rose to prominence as a trusted producer for Björk and FKA Twigs, paid tribute to reggaeton’s influence on her youth in new songs like “Tiro” and “Rakata,” the latter a call back to Puerto Rican legends Wisin y Yandel — but suffused with raw, queer id.

From Los Angeles Times

The visual universe of “KICK,” which includes the videos for “Prada/Rakata” and the album covers, is a bleak technological dystopia, sculpted in 3-D from close-up images of Ghersi’s body.

From New York Times

A Florida political group recently created a song set to the tune of “Rakatá” by Wisin y Yandel, a renowned Puerto Rican reggaeton duo who first became popular in the early 2000s.

From Seattle Times

We were standing near the truck when it suddenly began blasting the reggaeton pop hit “Rakata,” by Wisin and Yandel.

From The New Yorker

That success was the result of their central position in reggaeton’s first wave of international stars: Their 2005 single “Rakata” proved the perfect follow-up to Daddy Yankee’s hit “Gasolina,” and since then they’ve collaborated with everyone from Enrique Iglesias to T-Pain.

From New York Times