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Eladio Carrión’s ‘Sol María’ Finds Its Balance in Experimental Latin Trap: Album Review
Eladio Carrión strives for balance on a slate of trap-coded R&B, pop and hip-hop in his sixth studio LP 'Sol María.'
Reggaeton, with its repeating dembow flow, now coexists with merely every genre, but its intrinsic roots in hip-hop have paved the way for a small handful of breakout stars – one of the best examples being Eladio Carrión. He pens apologetic and gracious tributes to Sol María on the tender “Mama’s Boy” where he thanks her for keeping him away from “ porquerías y las ‘gangsterias ’” (loosely translating to “drugs and the ‘gangster’ lifestyle”) despite his need to be rebellious. Carrión delivers dreamier moments in the happy-go-lucky “La Canción Feliz Del Disco,” which samples Sean Paul’s 2002 hit “I’m Still in Love With You,” and on the tropical reggae “Sigo Enamorau’” with Yandel, or the R&B-inspired but EDM-driven “Tanta Droga.” He interpolates the Roots (“You Got Me”) on the sultry “Tranquila Baby,” and regularly reminds us he’s enjoying his personal riches on anthems like “Todo Lit.”
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