Danny Ocean Essentials

He comes off like a surfer, with his lanky frame, long hair, and perpetual baseball hat, but behind the chill vibes, Venezuela’s Danny Ocean is working hard. He’s parlayed one viral hit, 2016’s “Me Rehúso,” into a burgeoning career in the kind of reggaetón-infused tropical pop that’s become the heartbeat of huge swaths of Latin America. And that love song—penned for an ex-girlfriend he left behind when he emigrated to the U.S.—is just the tip of his creative iceberg. Ocean’s minimalist compositions combine true heart (think of the fervent social message of “que lo que”) with an instinctive feel for what makes people move.