Makano

Makano is the stage name of charting, best-selling Panamanian singer and songwriter Hernán Enrique Jiménez, one of the foremost purveyors of the "romantic style" in reggaeton. His videos have received hundreds of millions of views, and his singles have consistently placed in the Top Ten on the Hot Latin Songs and digital streaming charts.

Makano's name comes from "Los Makanos", a reggaeton group he was part of at age 12 -- he was already writing his own songs. He was encouraged by his bandmates to carry on the name when he cut his first solo record. He had issued a slew of singles by the time he was 16. He was hustling, writing, and recording dozens of songs with many publishers on small labels, but was discouraged by his father, who wanted him to pursue academic studies instead. In 2004, he got his first real break, landing a track on the La Alianza: La Unión Hace La Fuerza Alianza compilation. His independently released solo singles began getting radio play and hitting the charts in Panama