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Karol G Breaks Down 5 Essential Songs From New Album ‘Tropicoqueta’
Karol G shares the story behind five songs from new album "Tropicoqueta," her genre-spanning tribute to Latin culture.
The spark for Karol G ’s genre-spanning tribute to Latin culture, Tropicoqueta, released Friday (June 20), came from an epiphany far from home — in a packed arena in Europe, surrounded by the warmth of fans who reflected her roots. Standing on a stage during the European leg of her record-breaking world tour, Mañana Será Bonito, watching thousands of Latin fans who had traveled far and wide to see her, the Colombian superstar realized that her next album wouldn’t be about chasing broader fame or crossing over into English-language music — as she had briefly considered — but about celebrating the soul of everything that makes them feel at home. So I said, “If I’m going to have a super Latin album that pays homage to everything we are as Latinos — it needs to go deep into our Colombian culture too.” And I thought, “I need to create a song that people will play during ‘ la hora loca.
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