Lao Ra returns with new track ‘Picaflor’, featuring Spanish rap-superstar C. Tangana (Black Butter)
Lao Ra returns with sultry new single ‘Picaflor’
Featuring Spanish rapper C.Tangana
“Lao Ra takes her country’s traditions and the tropes of love and turns them into gloriously unadulterated, uplifting pop” – i-D“Lao Ra is a pop voice to get excited about…transports you to the streets of Colombia” – Fader“An exhilarating musical mix full of brash ‘listen to me’ bravado” – Billboard“Lao Ra: South America’s most audacious pop export” – NME“Blending Latin flavours with sassy panache…hitting that sweet spot between Charli XCX, Lovefoxx and Shakira. Seriously – check her out” – Vice
Critically-acclaimed Colombian pop star Lao Ra returns today with her first release of 2019, Picaflo’ featuring Spanish rapper C. Tangana (who has previously collaborated with the likes of Rosalia). The release of ‘Picaflor’ is accompanied by its official stirring video, directed by Hector Dockrill (Jorja Smith, Maverick Sabre) and depicts a toxic relationship. ‘Picaflor’ marks the first track of new releases that will span 2020 for Lao Ra, and further expand her Latin pop sound.
Watch the video to ‘Picaflor’
On her new single, Lao Ra shares, “Picaflor offers a sultrier and more melancholic version of me. It’s a song about a hunter and a prey, where a hunter is hunted and where hummingbirds fly and flowers grow in the foreground of chaos. The song is a metaphor for a toxic relationship.”
Lao Ra self-describes her music as ‘subversive pop’ and attributes part of her eclectic sound to the places that she’s called home: London and Colombia. She credits the English capital – where she lived for over 10 years – for bestowing upon her that punk attitude and Colombia for instilling the power of the tropics. The result is a multisensory collage where energetic beats and blunt lyrics are at the heart of everything she does.
Through reggaeton beats and untamable wild animals, Lao Ra’s vibrant storytelling is a nod to the female artists who’ve inspired her journey so far, from Debbie Harry and Frida Kahlo to Madonna. Her standout singles to date include the likes of ‘No Pressure’ and ‘Patrona’ – which saw Lao Ra mixing both English and Spanish, further embracing her South American roots – and the hit collaboration with Dillon Francis , ‘White Boi’.
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