With few female acts around her in the mainstream at the time, Shakira showed that gender did not define success in any genre. But Sale el Sol was also beautifully evocative in songs like its title track. Long before pop/urban collabs were the norm, Shakira tested the waters with songs like “Loca” (feat. The band’s punk and new wave sound, retrofitted with tropical roots, and its call to rebellion are impossible to ignore. Led by the Ramones’ inspired single “Radio Capital,” the 2010 album Nuestra sent a prophetic message about the declining social and political situation in Venezuela that was at the same time universal.
Caracas band La Vida Boheme exploded onto the international music scene with the subtlety of a Molotov cocktail.
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