While the public continues listening to ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ as if it had not been released more than two decades ago, Shakira proposes a new tribute to Colombia. In ‘Algo tú’, he joins one of the kings of current Latin urban music, Beéle, and delivers a layered vallenato.
Because this is not ‘La Bicicleta’, but a deeper fusion of several genres, mainly vallenato and electronic music. The star instrument turns out to be a reed flute that connects tradition with the present.
‘Algo tú’ is one of the most club-focused productions of Shakira’s career, almost seeming like a remix of herself. The message of the song is still clear, which advocates living life without fear, and intersperses references to Tayrona Park, the Magdalena River and regional instruments such as the drum or the llama, typical of Colombian folk music.
The singer Rafael Escalona and his vallenato ‘La casa en el aire’ are also mentioned in the lyrics of ‘Algo tú’, while the aesthetics of the song do not give up high doses of autotune, reflecting current urban sensibility.
Shakira and Beéle have recently been seen filming the video clip for ‘Algo tú’ at the Barranquilla Carnival. Again, ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ seems like the benchmark.
