Don Omar Presents: Meet The Orphans- Don Omar (and numerous artists)
Old-school reggaeton with the strength of
dancehall, and singers who can sing!
A
beneficial collaboration which balances itself out between lighthearted tracks (“Sr.
destino” or “Danza kuduro”), heavy reggaeton pieces (“Hasta abajo”, “Hooka”, …),
proper musical work (“Orphanization”, “El duro”, “Huerfano de amor”, …), a song
that should mark musical history (“Ella Ella”), and ends up with a beautifully-composed
ensemble. At its worst, it’s old-school commercial music as it used to be made:
catchy, annoyingly persistent, simple even. At its best, it’s the right sense
of rhythm, sinuous beats, bewitching melodies, and actual emotions. For the
more rock-oriented, if you love big drum effects or orchestra-esque Queen-ish envolées, this album will seduce you. If
you don’t, the artists’ range of intonations and performances, the rap itself,
should force their way into your head, anyway. It might be possible to dislike Meet The Orphans, to find it irritating,
even, but once “Orphanization” starts its Harry-Potter
notes, it’s already too late to escape it. Pearl
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