New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below.
Bomba Estéreo & Carlos Vives, “La Samaria” (Sony Music Latin)
Bomba Estéreo sings about its native Santa Marta in Colombia, and does so in a duet with the prodigal son of that Caribbean land, superstar and vallenato icon Carlos Vives. The union results in a colorful, rhythmic and festive song that celebrates the spirit of Santa Marta and that city, the oldest in Colombia, on its 500th anniversary. The impeccable fusion between the organic and the electronic sounds, distinctive of the band led by vocalist Li Saumet, highlights the Caribbean drums, synthesizers and vallenato-style guitars converging at the same point. The lyrics, meanwhile, reflect the emotional bond of its performers with that mystical land at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, and the nostalgia they feel every time they return. The piece marks the group’s return after its ASTROPICAL project with Rawayana. — NATALIA CANO
Delilah, “La Peli” (Interscope Records)
The 18-year-old singer-songwriter’s dulcet vocals take center stage in “La Peli,” a pop ballad track at its core that blends modern regional Mexican acoustic guitars, giving it that corrido tumbado twist. The song’s lyrics tug at your heartstrings as Delilah narrates the story of a failed relationship and that lingering question of what might have been. The Interscope-signed artist adds pathos to her delivery, striking the perfect balance between vulnerability and resilience. — GRISELDA FLORES
Nathy Peluso & Rawayana, “Malportada” (Sony Music España)
Argentine star Nathy Peluso and Venezuelan trippy pop group Rawayana join forces on this powerful salsa song. Co-written in Puerto Rico by Manuel Lara, Servando Primera and Beto Montenegro of Rawayana, “Malportada” (Spanish for “Misbehaved”) combines the old-school salsa sound with contemporary elements — including lyrics that are as funny as they are irreverent. Here, Peluso challenges the masculine narrative that has historically characterized the genre: “The more they tell me ‘no’/ The more I want to do it/ It doesn’t matter if I get punished for it,” she sings, while Montenegro replies, “My name is Alberto Horacio/ My last name is Shameless/ And that’s precisely why you think of me,” offering a glimpse of this mischievous relationship. — SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS
La Nueva Ola de la Cumbia, “Lucha Libre” (FONO)
The positive energy of the group La Nueva Ola de la Cumbia is transmitted from start to finish in “Lucha Libre,” not only because of its danceable and highly contagious rhythm, but also because of its positive message that encourages listeners to fight to achieve their goals and dreams in life. The song is an original track, an about face for a group that is known for singing covers. With their masks, they keep their best-kept secret: the identity of the members. — TERE AGUILERA
Santa Fe Klan, “Wuare” (473 Music)
True to his roots in uplifting the legacy of cumbia sonidera, the Mexican rapper now ventures further south to flip cumbia villera — the famed Argentinian genre known for its infectious keytar riffs — on its head with his latest single, “Wuare.” Raw, sweaty, and steeped in debauchery, the track chronicles a spiral of booze, heartbreak, and nights lost in a haze of resistol fumes, all layered with his signature gritty rap flow. But it’s the keytar solos that steal the show, with Santa Fe Klan shredding contagious licks like a man possessed, all while looking bien tumbado. From the alleys of Guanajuato to late-night parties everywhere, “Wuare” hits like a bad decision you just can’t help but repeat. — ISABELA RAYGOZA
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