Quevedo and Kidd Voodoo open Latin Music Week with talk of roots and reggaeton
Spanish singer Quevedo and Chilean singer Kidd Voodoo shared the stage on Oct. 19 for “The New Urban Movement” at the Faena Theater in Miami Beach. The conversation was moderated by Billboard associate editor Jessica Roiz and held on the opening evening of Billboard Latin Music Week 2026.
The industry programme runs from Oct. 19-22, according to the final lineup announcement Billboard. The 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards are set for Thursday, Oct. 22, to close the week. New additions to the week include Rubén Blades, Anthony Ramos, Lenny Tavárez and Tito Nieves.
Quevedo spoke about growing up in the Canary Islands and how it shaped his albums Buenas Noches (2024) and El Baifo (2026) Billboard. He described El Baifo as an urban album that folds in merengue, salsa and other Latin rhythms. Home stayed in the writing, he said, even as the sound moved.
His 2022 collaboration with Bizarrap topped Billboard’s Latin Airplay, Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. That track was also his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, the United States singles chart that combines sales, radio airplay and streaming.
Kidd Voodoo traced a different route into the same space. He started in rock, tried jazz and bossa nova, and then committed fully to urban music during the pandemic. His earliest memories of reggaeton, he said, were hearing songs by Yadiel, El Incomparable and Don Omar in Chile.
He named Chilean singers Mon Laferte, Albana Cruz, Maria Jose Quintanilla and Sofia among the artists he admires. He said collaboration and unity offer the best way to strengthen the local scene. Keep working together, was his message.
The session was billed as a first-time panel bringing together new voices in Latin urban music, with Quevedo from Spain, Kidd Voodoo from Chile and Trueno from Argentina among those listed in advance coverage. On the night, Quevedo and Kidd Voodoo took part in the conversation together.
What makes this stand out is how local both stories sounded. Two singers from opposite edges of the Spanish-speaking world pointed to street sounds, home islands and borrowed records. For listeners, it was a simple guide to where their music comes from.
