In a video circulating on social media and shared by Farruko, the artist appears alongside Renato in a conversation focused on the meaning of this new creative stage and the impact that music has had on their careers.
During the dialogue, Farruko asks a direct question to the author of The Girl with the Brown Eyes: “What were you going to know that a Puerto Rican artist would come and tell you that they were going to remake the music?”
The expression, more than a provocation, underlines the intention to reinterpret a classic from a contemporary perspective, without detaching it from its historical context.
In the audiovisual, the interpreter maintains that music has the ability to transcend generations, adapt to new audiences and take on new meanings over time, while maintaining its original essence.
The announcement comes within the framework of the premiere of a new version of
The Girl with Brown Eyes, scheduled for February 26, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. The song, originally released in 1986, turns 40 years old and is considered one of the benchmarks of romantic music in Spanish and a representative piece in the evolution of reggae in Spanish in Panama.
Days earlier, the artist presented a short documentary in which he explains the cultural background of the project. In it, he describes the initiative as a journey through the roots of reggae in Spanish and the Afro-Caribbean influence on Panamanian musical identity.
The album, titled EPTY and entirely Panamanian-produced, includes the participation of exponents of the urban movement and reggae in Spanish such as Phantom, Eddy Lover, Jeison Vega, Boza, Kafu Banton and Yemil, in addition to the producer K4G and other national talents.
Farruko stayed in Panama for approximately a month in September 2025, in the context of the Premios Juventud held in the country. During that period, he held meetings with local artists and made progress on the production of the project.
Although the official release dates for the full album have not yet been announced, the initiative aims to highlight Panama’s historical influence on the development of reggae in Spanish and to reinforce cultural exchange between the Caribbean and Central America through a contemporary reinterpretation of an emblematic song.
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It should be remembered that on January 29th,
Ay Dale, a collaboration between Farruko and Eddy Lover, recorded and produced in Panama, was released. The song fuses romantic reggaeton with reggae in Spanish and a subtle touch of dancehall, reaffirming the Caribbean connection of this new creative stage.
