.) “Everybody saw the success of ‘Con Calma’ and how the melodies of a familiar song appealed to people around the world,” says the Texas-based producer-DJ. “Even if you don’t know the artist or understand the language they’re singing in, you might love its melody and therefore fall in love with the new version.”
Salinas says that he and his production partner and brother, Oscar, love to dig through crates of vinyl in search of the next classic track to pitch to an artist. And while he insists “Con Calma” and “Muévelo” were the duo’s ideas, he notes that artists are getting more involved in making suggestions. “Yankee, for example, is fond of a lot of styles of music,” says Juan Salinas.
While sampling hits from previous generations isn’t new in American pop and hip-hop, it’s the first time the practice has been so widely used in Latin music, with stars including
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