New music: Music releases this week include tributes to artists’ roots and explorations of new genres: Puerto Rican Rauw Alejandro presented the video clip of ‘Besito en la frente’ as a tribute to Puerto Rico; his compatriot Yandel shared a preview of his upcoming album, and Colombian Manuel Turizo immersed himself in the reggae genre.
Likewise, Mexicans Grupo Firme and ‘El Yaki’ released a collaboration together, Colombian Fer Ariza joined Venezuelan Nacho in an album ‘Bailaíto’, and Mexicans Omarcito Glock and Enayy released a reggaeton ‘Prohibido’.
Likewise, Puerto Rican De La Rose premiered her first studio album with collaborations of great figures of urban music in her country, and Mexicans Reynaldos de la Sierra shared their new album ‘Ajajiiia 57 (En vivo)’ and revealed that they have another album on the way.
Rauw Alejandro’s ‘Kiss on the Forehead’ to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican artist Rauw Alejandro presented the official music video for ‘Besito en la frente’, which is part of his album ‘Cosa nuestra: capítulo 0’, and which, recorded entirely with a cell phone, pays tribute to the culture of Puerto Rico, showing the folkloric expressions of the island.
Yandel, starring in ‘Scarface
Puerto Rican star Yandel, former member of the duo Wisin & Yandel, released the single ‘Scarface’, a preview of his next album, scheduled for January 2026, accompanied by a video clip, in which the singer becomes the ‘Tony Montana’ played by Al Pacino in the famous film of the same name.
The music of Manuel Turizo who dives into reggae
In the midst of his journey of exploration of Caribbean rhythms, Colombian singer Manuel Turizo immersed himself in the Jamaican reggae genre with ‘Cosas de enamorao’, a single that tells the story of the first experiences of a new love.
Grupo Firme and ‘El Yaki’ sing ‘Que te quieran bonito’.
Mexico’s Grupo Firme and Luis Alfonso Partida, better known as ‘El Yaki’, presented ‘Que te quieran bonito’, a collaboration that the public had already heard in recent concerts of the group, which -with this song- expanded its tour within the regional Mexican music with the traditional Sinaloan vocal line of the former member of Banda El Recodo.
Fer Ariza and Nacho, merengue and pop
Colombian artist Fer Ariza and Venezuelan Nacho shared ‘Bailaíto’, a joint album of six tracks that connects urban merengue and Latin pop, with songs like the sequel ‘Niña bonita 2’, in which Ariza retakes the classic that consolidated the career of the duo Chyno & Nacho to introduce it to young audiences, as well as pieces like ‘Calipso’ and ‘LPTNH (Love pa ti no hay)’.
Omarcito Glock and Enayy’s reggaeton ‘Prohibido’.
Mexican singers Omarcito Glock and Enayy released ‘Prohibido’, a rebellious reggaeton that tells the story of an impossible love relationship, due to parental disapproval and social norms.
De La Rose releases its first album
Puerto Rican artist De La Rose released her first studio album, ‘FX De La Rose’, a project of sixteen tracks that travel between R&B, alternative pop and urban rhythms, featuring her compatriots Mora, Eladio Carrión, Omar Courtz and Yan Block.
Reynaldos de la Sierra premieres ‘Ajajiiia 57’.
Mexico’s Reynaldos de la Sierra released ‘Ajajiiia 57 (En vivo)’, reported Agencia EFE, an album of fifteen concert recordings of 57 songs from the repertoire they have built up over their twenty-five-year career in the sierreño alteño style, including versions of popular regional compositions such as ‘Amigos con derechos’ by Espinoza Paz, ‘Vitafer’ by Dareyes de la Sierra and Tito Double P, and ‘Morena’ by Netón Vega and Peso Pluma.
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