Colombian singer Ryan Castro will get in his feels along with his new joint single, “Apodo,” alongside Tejano band Grupo Frontera.
Launched on Thursday, the collaboration yearns for unrequited love. The track boasts Grupo Frontera’s conventional norteño sound, with the addition of their signature bongo in fact. Nevertheless it additionally consists of hints of Caribbean reggae — like double chop beats — a component from Castro’s musical background that he’s all too accustomed to, having spent his youth in Curaçao, a Dutch Caribbean island, the place a part of his household nonetheless resides.
The brand new track launch comes on the heels of one other vital announcement: Castro has introduced dates for his upcoming Sendé World Tour, with stops in 5 main U.S. cities: Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Miami and New York. The “Mujeriego” singer will carry out in L.A.’s Woodley Park on Oct. 11.
Such massive venues are a drastic change of surroundings for the 31-year-old singer, who started his musical profession busking in Medellín buses and streets, and was as soon as dubbed “El Cantante Del Ghetto.”
In recent times, Castro has distinguished himself as a flexible and collaborative artist, becoming a member of in on common songs like Karol G’s remix model of “Una Noche de Medellín” with Cris MJ, and the controversial observe “+57,” which featured Colombian artists Feid, J Balvin and Maluma.
His latest cross-genre collab with Grupo Frontera shouldn’t come as a shock. Two years in the past, Castro paired up his deep voice with corrido tumbado star Peso Pluma within the reggaeton hit “Quema” that includes SOG, which landed him his first entry on the Billboard Scorching 100 at No. 92.
Earlier this summer season, Castro launched his most intimate venture so far, “Sendé,” a riveting assortment of 18 songs that blends his acquainted reggaeton sound with old-school Caribbean reggae and dancehall beats.
From its first observe, additionally titled “Sendé,” Castro units the temper with a sticky intro by Jamaican toaster U-Roy from Daybreak Penn’s “No, No, No.” Nearly seamlessly, the track blends into its second observe, “Rebecca,” which options the engaging Hindi vocals of Deevani from Tito El Bamino’s Circulate Pure ft. Beenie Man.
Already a standout on this album is the hip-hop-inspired bop “Sanka,” that includes Curaçaoan rap artist Dongo, which infuses the acquainted rhythms of Dr. Dre’s common “What’s the Distinction” (feat. Eminem & Xzibit).
In fact, it wouldn’t be a correct Caribbean album with out a reference to dancehall music, primarily Shaggy’s famed “Boombastic,” refashioned with Castro’s personal distinctive title, “Bombastik<3,” that includes Blaiz Fayah and Tribal Kush. The album additionally contains a vary of artists together with former collaborator Peso Pluma, fellow parcero Manuel Turizo and the Jamaican legend himself, Shaggy.
For full Sendé World Tour dates and ticket data, go to SendeWorldTour.com.
