CORAZON - FONSECA
Colombian singer/songwriter Fonseca evokes Carlos Vives in his fusion of pop with traditional Colombian vallenato and cumbia. But Fonseca boasts a sound all his own, grounded in a fine, compelling voice and some very catchy fare. “Corazon,” Fonseca’s sophomore album and his first to be released in the United States, features the single “Te Mando Flores,” a soulful yet danceable track that spent 22 weeks at No. 1 on Colombia’s radio charts and is rising here. Fonseca is not merely about vallenta/cumbia fusions. He incorporates world music (the African-tinged “Corazon”), lounge (”Sigo Aqui Cantando”) and trance on the classic “Idilio,” one of the best covers in a long time.Billboard
