Bad Gyal releases ‘Más cara’, an album that mixes dancehall, reggaeton, guaracha and kompa

Miami.- Spanish singer-songwriter Bad Gyal presented her new album 'Más cara' this Thursday in Miami, the second of her career and a project she defines as "a gift" for her teenage self, with deep roots in Caribbean urban rhythms.

"Alba, from 12 to 16 years old, couldn't believe this," said the artist, whose name is Alba Farelo i Solé (1997) during a live broadcast on TikTok with which she began the launch activities of the album, recorded in Miami, Medellin, Puerto Rico and Spain.

"I'm nervous, excited, and very aware of how people are going to receive it. I do see the reactions on social media. I'm not going to say I don't," she confessed from Miami. Much of those nerves come from the "great effort and passion" that the production of 'Más cara' required. "There were three composition camps with many people I admire very much since I started consuming this music," he explained.

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Sound map of Caribbean influences in the new album

Although the composition was largely digital: "it was made from the ground up. We created the rhythms together, me sitting in the studio saying yes to this, no to that," she added, describing an unusual process in the creation of urban music, in which songs are assembled in parts and, often, from remote locations.

"I wanted a warm album that was created in the moment and I think that's what those who listen to my music will perceive," she added. Bad Gyal describes the project as her "dream playlist" and as a kind of sound map that connects the influences that marked her adolescence with her current evolution as a global artist, starting with the Puerto Rican artist J. Álvarez, with whom she shares the microphone in 'La iniciativa'. "I used to listen to it as a teenager in Barcelona, when I loved reggaeton, but I saw it as coming from a very distant world," he recalled. Throughout its 19 songs, the album fuses reggaeton, R&B, dancehall, merengue house, Jamaican shatta, guaracha, and Haitian kompa, a mix that maintains the spirit of discos and nightclubs characteristic of Bad Gyal while exploring new textures and rhythms. The result is a predominantly danceable project that moves between the nostalgic and the contemporary, reaffirming the singer's connection with the sounds that dominated the urban scene of the last two decades.

Collaborations with prominent artists

The song list opens with 'Más cara', followed by songs like 'Un coro y ya :)', 'Te daré', 'Dame' and 'Noticia de ayer', the latter defined by the artist as 'the most fun to create'. In 'Choque' he joins reggaeton veteran Chencho Corleone, while 'Última noche' is a collaboration with Ozuna. Other project guests include 8Belial, De La Rose, Jadiel, Jenny «The sexy voice», Maureen and Víctor Mendivil, artists who appear in songs like ‘Tic Tac (Hour Love)’, ‘Hoy te toca’, ‘Perro’, ‘Muñeca’ and ‘Fashion Girl pt.2’. The executive production of the project was in charge of Cromo X, from the Dominican Republic, whom Bad Gyal calls "brother", who coordinated the work of a new generation of urban producers such as Botlok, Jorge Milliano, Mazzarri and Wicked Outside. The album also includes contributions from influential figures in urban music such as Luny Tunes, Nely el Arma Secreta, Sky Rompiendo and Ovy On The Drums, responsible for some of the most recognizable sounds of modern reggaeton. You can also read:

Tour and its international consolidation

In addition to the album release, Bad Gyal premiered the official video for 'Un coro y ya :)', directed by photographer and filmmaker Daniel Sannwald. The video, shot in Barcelona, explores a sensual aesthetic that accompanies the tone of the song and reflects the visual universe that the artist has built around this new stage. The release comes at a time of consolidation for the artist, who continues to expand her international presence with a tour of Spain that is practically sold out and an upcoming performance as a headliner at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona in June. With this second album, Bad Gyal reaffirms her position as one of the most influential figures in European urban pop and one of the voices with the greatest projection in contemporary Latin music.