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Grupo Frontera Talk Venturing Into R&B and Country on New Album ‘Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada’ and Being Inspired by Shakira
Grupo Frontera's sophomore album, 'Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada,' delves into country, R&B, cumbia and pop.
Grupo Frontera may be known for breathing new life into the danceable, decades-old genre of Mexican cumbia and Tejano music with their debut “El Comienzo,” but the six-man band is showing just how expansive their range is with their latest, “Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada.” Now, the young band — only three years after their formation, and two Latin Grammy nominations in — is flexing its muscles on the 12-song “Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada.” Grupo Frontera, with assistance from Grammy-winning producer and songwriterEdgar Barrera, take leaps into R&B, pop and country (Payo cites George Strait and Morgan Wallen as influences) in a solid project that packs a punch on songs like opener “F*ckin Amor” — where accordions and a tight percussion lay down the foundation for Payo’s booming voice to come in swinging about a soured relationship. Grupo Frontera is cognizant of their expedited rise to fame, and maybe that’s why they sound so confident when they switch from the swagger of corrido tumbado “Ibiza” to the techno-imbued “Desquite” featuring the sweet vocals of Argentine singer-songwriter Nicki Nicole.
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