Spanish rapper Mala Rodríguez teams up with Puerto Rican goofball Guaynaa in the racy new reggaeton track, “Dame Bien,” or “Give It to Me Good.” And with an assist from Big Freedia, Queen of New Orleans bounce, the two acquaint themselves with a different kind of perreo intenso. Flanked by …
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Monsieur Periné enlist Leonel Garcia, the gifted Mexican balladeer who enjoyed a series of radio hits as a member of the duo Sin Bandera, for their new single “La Sombra.” With its plump bassline and thunk-ing drum hits, “La Sombra” sometimes veers close to classic honky tonk. Guitars and strings …
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How many colors can you fit into a single syllable? For Barcelona singer-songwriter Rosalía Vila Tobella, the range is near infinite. Where her 2017 debut, Los Ángeles, was painted in gradations of slate, her new follow-up, the flamenco-pop fusion record El Mal Querer — which loosely translates to Toxic Love …
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The Chilean-American singer, songwriter and activist Francisca Valenzuela has released a sumptuous new video for her latest single, “Ya No Se Trata de Ti” — or in English, “It’s No Longer About You.” The track is the second release off her forthcoming untitled album, due in 2019. Both fizzy andtastefully …
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Yashua dares to defy the dominant sounds of Latin pop with his new single “Pena.” At a time when many artists nod to rap’s dominance by talk-singing, Yashua displays a crooner’s lithe falsetto, lingering over notes with affecting angst. The beat flickering beneath him is neither straightforward reggaeton-pop nor thunderous …
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