The entire production took about six months. I would mount the instruments in my recording studio, tell the artists to download if they were available. I believe that I recorded 80% of the songs while on tour in the Golden Tour, when I had free time. So that’s where I really started structuring this, and by the grace of God, all of them said, “Yes, I’ll be there,” and that’s when I felt a little more comfortable and started working on the project musically. Since if only one of them did not say take part in the production, everything was ruined. Before doing any kind of movement, musically speaking, to prepare and compose songs, the first step was to talk to each of them about the concept of production. And I said, “Wow, if I do not put batteries - as they say in the Dominican Republic - and I do not give priority to it, and I do not start to approach these artists, I will never really achieve it.” Then I started calling all the collaborators as a first step. It is no secret that we are in urban season. I was on the Golden Tour and I started to notice what is happening with tropical music. I was working on another production, and I didn’t give it the necessary priority to make it happen. On 90% of the records, they're talking about love-the one thing that's never, ever going to go out of style.Well, I had this production in mind about six years ago, and every time it crossed my mind to start the project, there were other commitments. Bachata has a very sexual rhythm, and you don't necessarily need to be Latin or to be familiar with Latin music to just enjoy that. Any type of music that you're able to dance to, you already have a win-win situation. You want to basically dance the moment that you hear this. What is it about bachata that you think connects so well and so strongly with listeners?īachata is just something that you feel. I tried to capture the essence of every bachata artist, to really get their true feel and their vibe. If you're a fan of Antony Santos, you're going to love that record. If you're a fan of Luis Vargas, you're probably going to love his song. I would risk saying there is absolutely no one that's relevant from the '90s on that's not part of this project. It's almost like a lesson of the traditional bachata. How would you describe Utopía, to fans of the genre or otherwise? They were all accepting to be part, and I thought that was really awesome. I was a little skeptical and afraid that some might tell me, "Well, I don't want to be part of the album because this guy is there." You know, there's always that competitive nature. There's a lot of respect, and when I reached out, one of the things I appreciated was that everyone accepted. Most of them I did know already, some I've even had good friendships with. Were you already close or connected with these bachata artists prior to recording with them? The new fans probably have heard of Aventura, but are more connected to these urban artists and this urban wave. I want these young urban listeners to understand that, hey, this guy can do more than just bachata. They're friends of mine, guys that I respect. All of the urban songs that I've done in the last year are basically collaborations that have been brought to me. Some people may not have expected you to follow up these reggaetón tracks with a bachata album. ![]() You've been doing singles with artists like Anuel AA and Ozuna. He explains the ethos of the album to Apple Music. On "Payasos," bachata's self-appointed and enduring prince Frank Reyes holds court with its reigning king, while El Jefe Elvis Martínez adds his signature guitar flourishes on "Millonario." Monchy & Alexandra, Raulin Rodriguez, and Luis Vargas, among others, also join Santos as part of an impassioned project that evokes and connects decades worth of Latin music history. A veritable love letter to the genre from one of its most celebrated practitioners, Utopía connects the superstar bachatero with those whose own music influenced him and paved the way for his tremendous success. Yet this tease proved an even more elaborate ruse for an entire album’s worth of surprise collaborations-not just with Aventura, but with an astounding assortment of Dominican bachata greats. With an April Fool's Day 2019 post on Instagram promising the immediate drop of a new single with his former bandmates in Aventura, Romeo Santos created a frenzy among his fans.
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