My car radio had just finished playing Prince Royce’s version of “Stand by Me” when Shakira came on with “NO,” and I thought, what a great way to portray the multicultural reality of most Latin Americans. These two artists demonstrate how racially and culturally we are a powerful amalgam of centuries-old forces which have created a daily reality of intrinsic crossover.
Prince Royce is a young Dominican who grew up in New York. Shakira is Colombian-Lebanese. Prince Royce, by featuring Dominican bachata and interweaving Spanish and English, transformed a classic song. Shakira, while singing entirely in Spanish, created a unique sound by incorporating hints of Middle Eastern intonations.
Because this blog focuses frequently on the blended culture of most Latin Americans, I wanted to share these songs with you. Enjoy.
Because this blog focuses frequently on the blended culture of most Latin Americans, I wanted to share these songs with you. Enjoy.
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6 comments:
Judith,
Talk about a blend indeed! I think this version of stand by me is some kinda genius, honest.
Shakira sounded great too, just wish I could understand the words :)
Thanks for sharing.
That's what makes me proud to be a Latin American. Cuban, Latin American, Caribbean, those are identity markers I carry with me wherever I go.
Thanks for such a great post.
Greetings from London.
Mayowa, Cuban, Lloyd, I'm glad you enjoyed this post. As for me, I can't seem to stop listening to Prince Royce's Stand by Me. I suppose at some point I will tire of it, but it hasn't happened yet. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts.
That's the price one pays for blogging. :-)
The same happened to me. At some point I withdrew a couple of posts because I thought the other bloggers would believe I was copying them. But it was just twice that I did that.
When people share so many common interests there will always be this type of coincidences.
I look forward to your post tomorrow.
Greetings from London.
I had not heard of Prince Royce. Pleasant surprise. Loving his version.
Thank you :)
Libby Lu, welcome to my blog. Glad you liked the Prince Royce version.
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