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Argentine duo Sarao, formed by Tushka and Rebebe, publicly accused Shakira and Brazilian singer Anitta of copying their song \u201cAt\u00f3mica\u201d in \u201cChoka Choka,\u201d the second single from Anitta\u2019s eighth studio album Equilibrium<\/a>, released April 10, 2026, after Sarao posted a side-by-side audio and visual comparison on Instagram that reached millions of views across Latin America within days of publication. The accusation put Shakira\u2019s name at the center of a composition dispute at precisely the moment \u201cChoka Choka\u201d was climbing regional streaming charts, turning a song release into a public debate about who wrote what and how the Latin music industry handles credit when major productions absorb influences from independent artists.<\/p>\n Sarao\u2019s claim rests on a specific lyrical and melodic phrase that both songs share, along with visual and production similarities that their followers identified before the duo themselves made the comparison public, and the detail about follower discovery matters: it suggests the resemblance is audible enough for casual listeners to catch, not just musicologists.<\/p>\n \u201cChoka Choka\u201d belongs to the carioca funk genre, a style originating in Rio de Janeiro\u2019s<\/a> favelas (low-income communities on the city\u2019s hillsides) and characterized by heavy electronic bass lines, call-and-response vocal structures, and high-tempo rhythm patterns, making it a deliberate departure from Shakira\u2019s usual sound and a natural fit for Anitta, who built her career in the genre before crossing into international pop.<\/p>\n The song\u2019s production credits list Daramola and Papatinho as producers, with composition credits shared among Daniel Rond\u00f3n, La Gur\u00fa, Essa Gante, Anitta, and Shakira herself, a six-person credit list that reflects the collaborative and often fragmented nature of modern Latin pop production, where songwriters, topliners (artists who write the vocal melody over a finished beat), and producers each contribute separate layers that the lead performers may not have reviewed together in full.<\/p>\n That production structure is precisely where Sarao locates the potential source of the resemblance; Tushka and Rebebe stated explicitly that they do not accuse Shakira<\/a> or Anitta of conscious copying, noting instead that \u201cmaybe it was their producers\u201d who encountered \u201cAt\u00f3mica\u201d and incorporated elements without either performer\u2019s awareness, a framing that acknowledges the industrial reality of who-wrote-what in high-volume major label productions.<\/p>\nA funk track with a complex production chain<\/h2>\n