- Mexican singer Peso Pluma takes first place as the best album of the year | Photo: GQ
The American magazine specializing in the music industry Billboard published on Tuesday, July 2, the list of the best Latin music albums of 2024. The list includes five Venezuelans with three outstanding albums.
Billboard He explained that the 24 albums included in the list do not respond to a musical pattern but, on the contrary, show a musical variety in the Latin American scene.
There is no specific genre that has dominated the Latin music scene so far this year. Instead, experimental-leaning projects have prevailed, and that is reflected in our list of the best Latin albums of the first six months of 2024,” the magazine stated.
Who are the Venezuelans on the list? Billboard?
Danny Ocean
Venezuelan singer and songwriter Daniel Alejandro Morales Reyes, better known as Danny Ocean, is ranked 11th on the list of best Latin music albums with his album Reflex.
The album features 12 pop songs in which she expresses herself on various topics such as falling in love, heartbreak, lust and self-knowledge.
“Perhaps Danny Ocean’s most personal album to date, the Venezuelan singer-songwriter shines sonically and lyrically. With an elevated pop sound, he fuses it with electronic and even Middle Eastern influences,” the magazine said.
Among the most notable songs on the album Reflex They are: “The Night”, “Love”, “Don’t Fall in Love with Him”, “Ferrari” and “Taurus and Pisces”.
May y Ricky
Brothers Mauricio and Ricardo Montaner, sons of Venezuelan-Argentine singer Ricardo Montaner, ranked 14th among the 24 best Latin music albums of 2024 with Hotel Caracas.
For the production of their third album, Mau and Ricky returned to their native Caracas after 15 years of having left the country for Miami, in the United States. In the Venezuelan capital, they worked with producer Malay and were inspired by the music of their adolescence to create Hotel Caracas.
The album includes 15 songs such as “Vas a ruinasrme”, “Gran día” which features a collaboration with Puerto Rican artist Guayna, “Pasado mañana”, among others.
“It’s a fun ride from start to finish, full of nostalgia, humor and good vibes and, perhaps for the first time, it shows the level of music that Mau and Ricky are capable of making,” the post reads.
Lagos
The Venezuelan duo composed of Luis Jiménez and Agustín Zubillaga (Lagos) ranked 16th among the 24 best Latin music albums, according to the magazine Billboard.
High Fidelity, Lago’s second production is inspired by the 1980s, in which musicians describe romantic love from different stages of relationships.
The album has 11 songs and a 20-second intro. Among the songs, there is the collaboration they did with Venezuelan-American Elena Rose “Blanco y Negro; “No se acaba hasta que se acaba” with the Mexican band Reik; and “Si superamos esta noche” with the Colombian Greeicy.
“Musically, they used Roland Juno 106 synthesizers and the LinnDrum drum machine, instruments that defined pop and rock at the time, for the production,” he added. Billboard.
Other artists on the list Billboard
The first place was obtained by the Mexican music singer Peso Pluma with the album Exodus. According to the magazine, the album shows a “dramatic evolution” of the corrido genre, due to the mix of emotional narratives that cover cultural and personal spheres.
The singer’s fourth album is divided into two parts. The Disco 1 focuses on the exploration of Mexican music; while the Disco 2 It is the artist’s introduction to urban music and trap.
“Éxodo not only highlights the versatility of the Guadalajara superstar, but also unites tradition with musical innovation, solidifying Peso Pluma’s status as a transformative force in the burgeoning Mexican regional music scene,” the organization noted.
The list also included the album Women don’t cry anymore by Colombian Shakira; Fatby Nathy Peluso; Good Music For Bad Days, by Jay Wheeler; among others.
Next the complete list:
- Featherweight, Exodus
- Shakira, Women Don’t Cry Anymore
- Kali Uchis, Orchids
- Carin Leon, Crooked MouthVol. 1
- Border Group, Playing that nothing happens
- Nathy Peluso, Fat
- Eladio Carrion, Sun Mary
- Jay Wheeler, Good Music For Bad Days
- Camilo, Four
- Young Miko, To.
- Danny Ocean, Reflex
- Alex Anwandter, Tell me precious
- Thunder, The last Dance
- Want to, Ricky? Caracas Hotel
- Reach, Panorama
- Lagos, High Fidelity
- Omar Montes, Tears of a Thug
- Prince RoyceLost call
- Ana Tijoux, Life
- Tini, a lock of hair
- Kany Garcia, García
- Manuel Medrano, Perfect
- Anitta, Funk Generation
- resident, Letters No Longer Matter
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2024-07-03 05:52:55