Nelly Furtado working with Calle 13

(from their s/t debut):

Se Vale To-To
Atrévete
Hormiga Brava
La Jirafa

And I also especially like Residente de Calle 13's contribution to Voltio's "Chulin Culin Chunfly." Also, Calle 13's "Querido FBI" is maybe worth hearing, if you know the context (the FBI's killing of aging PR militant nationalist, Filiberto Ojeda Rios, apparently intentionally timed to coincide with an important PR historical anniversary).

Reggaeton, yes, but they don't always stick to that template, like some others who get classified that way. Since that's unreasonably slow at the moment, I like:

(from their s/t debut):

Se Vale To-To
Atrévete
Hormiga Brava
La Jirafa

And I also especially like Residente de Calle 13's contribution to Voltio's "Chulin Culin Chunfly." Also, Calle 13's "Querido FBI" is maybe worth hearing, if you know the context (the FBI's killing of aging PR militant nationalist, Filiberto Ojeda Rios, apparently intentionally timed to coincide with an important PR historical anniversary).

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/27/282597908/first-listen-calle-13-multi_viral

I don't think Nelly Furtado is on the new one.

But the Wikileaks guy is

Plus a Cuban Nueva cancion folky singer

And sure Calle Trece's Clash/Public Enemy style radical chic thing is a tad annoying, but there are tracks worth hearing that outweigh the stylistic tics

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/arts/music/calle-13-prepares-new-album-multiviral.html

Interesting Pareles interview with 'em

Thought at least one other ilxer who has expressed interest in Calle 13 in the past, would chime in here....oh well.

Thinking about that NY Times piece, kinda wish now there were more details on their music and how it has changed, and their relationship to reggaeton and the state of reggaeton and Puerto Rican rap.

Gawker's car blog, Jalopnik, is all pissed off that Residente pushed his Maserati off a cliff in Calle's new video.

And if you were waiting for me to chime in...well, I streamed the first two or three tracks from the album on Rdio and I definitely feel like it's their weakest effort. But I think they've been going downhill every album since their second one.

Here's a harsh but fair review.

Apparently, I was really into drawing attention to Calle 13 back in 2006, pandering to the Furtado fans on ILX--to appear up on something?

I kinda lost interest in them circa the last album but I might check this out

I'd be lying if I said that I didn't wish they were still making songs like Atrevete-te-te but I thought Entren Los Que Quieran was decent enough. The single Multi Viral has me fearing for the album but I'll give it a go anyway.