Afrobeats’ influence on Latin music was hard to ignore in 2024, a year of countless crossover hits between reggaetoneros and pop artists. Venezuelan singer-songwriter Dahili (born Alejandro Sambrano Guevara) embraced this fusion early with his viral 2022 smash, the tropical-sounding “Parcerita.” With the release of its remix last August, also featuring Colombian singers Andy Rivera and Zaider, the hybridized track became a global sensation, spiking Dahili’s Shazam volume in Columbia, Spain, and the U.S.