We said sueñan, not duermen... malpensados!
It looks like Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado y el ícono de la música ranchera, Alejandro Fernandez, hooked up in Miami to record one of the tracks for Nelly's first full-length Spanish album Mi Plan. "Sueños" is the song that brought them together to fuse their musical talent for one of several collaborations on Nelly's latest, release this past September. Other great collabs include Juan Luis Guerra, Julieta Venegas, y hasta La Mala Rodríguez.
Currently, Alejandro can be found in Guadalajara prepping for his own album release, Dos Mundos, which promises to show fans both sides of his world, the regional Mexican and his cross over into pop music. Le deseamos mucha suerte a Alejandro!
You can check out a bit of Nelly and Alex working together at The Hit Factory in Miami, during the recording of "Sueños" right here. [NellyFurtado.com]
Photo via NellyFurtado.com
Nelly Furtado is calling the process of creating her upcoming all-Spanish album, Mi Plan, a "liberating" experience. Por qué? La cantante canadiense admits that by singing en español she is eliminating the use of a persona (such as the sexy club gal in "Maneater") and singing directamente desde su corazón. Plus, we guess maneaters and promiscuous girls don't age very well... According to Nelly, singing Spanish pop songs is the "next step" in being able to have an international career that will allow her to still be rockin' it onstage at 80 years old.
Nelly also admits that after her 2006 release Loose, the trilingual cantante was starting to get bored of writing English pop songs -- enter la lengua hispana to save the day, as a fountain river ocean of inspiration came flooding in. Bueno, we already knew that nuestro idioma is a source of inspiration for many, especially when it comes to talking about el amor! We're definitely excited about Nelly exploring her "Latin soul," and eagerly looking forward to her upcoming collaborations con artistas latinos como Julieta Venegas y La Mala Rodríguez!
Check out the rest of the MTV News Raw entrevista with Nelly Furtado here! Y dínos, what do you think about Nelly Furtado's "Manos Al Aire" video? Does she speak to your Latin soul?
