In “Tropicalia,” the singer-songwriter explores the musical influences that are part of his sound.
Colombian singer-songwriter Fonseca, eight-time Latin Grammy® winner, releases his new album Tropicalia, an extraordinary production that pays tribute to his tropical roots and influences, which have inspired him in his career and which at the same time are part of his sound. (Watch video)
The new single “Con Dinero y Sin Dinero” is the only collaboration of Grupo Niche in its history. Under the musical production of José Aguirre, director of the orchestra, this song was recorded in Cali, Valle del Cauca, and highlights the authentic sound of Colombian salsa typical of the group.
The dynamic production presents 11 songs and collaborations with great artists of Latin American music, such as Juan Luis Guerra, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Chucho Valdés, Alex Cuba and Grupo Niche, who accompany Fonseca on this journey through the world of tropical music. Available now on all music platforms.
“Tropicalia is my interpretation of our Tropical essence, of our Latin essence. We are a mixture of cultures, sounds, accents and therefore a mixture of our own Tropicalism,” says Fonseca.
“So eclectic, so rich and so diverse is our Latin American music that it seems impossible to think of an album with a homogeneous sound,” adds the musician. And in Tropicalia each song is a world apart, the songs were recorded and produced each in a different way, with engineers of different nationalities, as well as
musicians and composers from Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
The album brings together an impressive mix of tropical sounds, from a patio vallenato party with the song “Canto a la Vida”, to a merengue, like “Pedacito de Playa”, which was entirely produced in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with local musicians, such as Janina Rosado from the famous group 4:40 on the piano and her husband “Chocolate”, on the drum and the Dominican güira, among others.
“Qué Suerte Tenerte” was written by Fonseca with singer-songwriter Elena Rose; a melody that takes the artist to the depths of his own sound. And, how can we not have Tropicalia, a ranchero melody, within that world, a genre that Fonseca feels so his own and that he loves to sing. “La Terquedad” is also part of this album and features production by Ricardo Torres along with his traditional Mariachi.