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The Colombian star worked with Jamaican artists to create an organic LP that never feels like musical tourism
By Phraa
While Puerto Rico gets much of the shine, thanks in no small part to its historic role in cultivating reggaetón’s roots as well as the contemporary exploits of one Bad Bunny, Colombia effectively serves as Latin music’s modern epicenter. Of the finite number of top tier Spanish-language artists active today, three boast origins in Medellín, the country’s second-largest city including J Balvin and Karol G, who’ve become power players on the global pop stage largely by way of high-profile bilingual collaborations with the likes of Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj.
Harper s Bazaar men s edition, with J Balvin.) The Colombian star, 26, talked about family, success, and the price of fame, as well as his plans for the new year.
The singer, born Juan Luis Londoño Arias, feels that music saved him and his family. After overcoming financial troubles thanks to his success as an artist, Maluma s way of giving back was through his foundation, El Arte de Los Sueños, which offers dance and singing lessons as well as mentorship for children and teens in Medellín. When I started my career, I wanted to help the people who were helping me, and the people helping me were these kids from the hood they were listening to my music, they were my fans. But they were also selling drugs, carrying guns, he told