TEMPÉO | Reggaeton-themed Evening

For TEMPÉO’s opening night, unleash your inner dancer with Carolina, Isabella Lovestory’s neoperreo music, and the heady Latin rhythms of the Frikiton collective.

These artists will take you on a musical journey through reggaeton, a style of dance music that originated in Puerto Rico but has its roots in the Spanish reggae scene in Panama. Gaining popularity since the 1990s, reggaeton incorporates dance styles such as perreo and blends hip-hop, Jamaican dancehall, and Latin rhythms.

Whether you're already a fan, or are just tuning in to the genre, come shake your thing to the catchy, sensual rhythms of this hot urban dance style.

Dancing, from 6 p.m.: Carolina

Carolina celebrates Latin culture through teaching, creativity, and sharing their knowledge. Together with Solen Rios and Yanalté Morales, tonight they create a safe and inclusive dance space for you. Never mind what others think; tonight you should dance like no one is watching. Just open your mind, move and have fun!

Born in Montréal of Salvadoran descent, Carolina Lopez-Vasquez is a professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher who, from a young age, began teaching themself various dance styles, including hip-hop, salsa, and commercial dance. This multidisciplinary artist currently teaches at several dance studios in Montréal, including Studio Bizz. Carolina has also travelled to Peru, El Salvador, Bolivia, and Chile to hone and deepen their technique. Over the years, they have collaborated with artists such as Marie-Mai, FouKi, Neon Dreams and Raccoon, and have performed at the ADISQ Gala, the Latin Sparks Festival, and the official Canada Day celebrations. In other words: relax… you’re in good hands!

Music, from 7 p.m.: Isabella Lovestory

Next, you’re invited to step into the musical world of Isabella Rodríguez Rivera, known to her devoted fans as Isabella Lovestory. This Honduran-born singer moved first to the U.S., then settled in Canada at age 17. Now a leading figure in experimental reggaeton, she skilfully blends Latin trap and gothic electronica to create her signature neoperreo style. Inspired by perreo, a South American dance rooted in the world of reggaeton, it blends bold rhythms with a distinctive esthetic.

The artist has already racked up two albums. Her first, Amor Hardcore, was described by Pitchfork as “playful, maximalist, and flirtatious to the core.” Her second album, Vanity, released in 2025, explores the link between horror and beauty, while also showing how beauty can emerge from the darkest parts of ourselves. Isabella’s exaggerated stage persona is a deliberate and forceful condemnation of the objectification of women

Warning: Explicit content, for mature audiences only. 

DJ set, from 8:30 p.m.: Frikiton

Frikiton is a Montréal-based Latin collective launched in late 2022 to showcase local Latin talent and create unique high-energy experiences for the Latin diaspora. Its core values are unity and inclusion among cultures, languages, religions, identities, and sexual orientations.

Made up of DJs, hype artists and dancers, Frikiton thrills audiences with its distinctive blend of reggaeton, dembow, salsa, cumbia, and Latin house. The collective celebrates Latin culture by offering high-energy experiences that consistently thrill audiences – and this event will be no exception! Tonight, the collective's Nana Zen and Santo Fuego will be at the turntables, spinning that vinyl into a night full of groove.