Puerto Rican darlings Pedro Cap and Farruko come from two different ends of the islands pop spectrum: on one end is Cap, a tender guitar balladeer, and on the other Farruko, an urbano player par excellence. But the two boricuas struck gold in 2018 with their remix of Caps Calma a balmy lovers rock masterpiece gone reggaeton, the song peaked at Number 85 on the Hot 100 and Number One on the Latin Pop Songs chart.
This week Calma (Remix) got its second remix treatment this time from none other than the high priestess of R&B, Alicia Keys. Recorded in both English and seemingly effortless Spanish, the Alicia Remix of Calma is the singer-songwriters first release since Us, her 2018 collaboration with James Bay. Lento y contento, cara al viento/Pa sentir la arena en los pies, sings Keys serenely alongside Cap and Farruko: Slow and happy, face to the wind/To feel the sand on our feet.
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Directed by Edgar Esteves (J Cole, Rick Ross), the new video sees the three stars kicking it together on the beaches of Puerto Rico, before they meander into San Juans chillest house party. Theres nothing we need if we are dancing, adds Keys.
Hearing that Alicia Keys liked the song and wanted to join us on Calma is an honor and blessing that really transcends what I can put into words, Cap told Billboard on Friday. When we initially wrote the song, I wanted to capture and share what makes Puerto Rico so special to me, and so many of us on the island.
Farruko is reportedly plotting the release of his upcoming album, Gangalee, which is rumored to drop Spring 2019. Meanwhile Cap is currently on his Calma world tour, which extends across the U.S., South America and Europe.
Pedro Cap Calma Tour Dates
May 5 Villahermosa, Mexico @ Feria del Tabasco
May 24 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
May 25 Miami, FL @ The Fillmore
May 26 Tampa, FL@ Valley of Tampa Scottish Rite
May 31 Washington DC @ The Howard Theater
June 1 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
June 2 Boston, MA @ Ocean Side Events Center
June 6 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
June 14 Buenos Aires, Argentina
June 15 Santiago de Chile, Chile
June 22 Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.
June 28 Porto, Portugal
June 29 Porto, Portugal
July 4 Madrid, Spain @ Rio Babel Festival
July 5 Barcelona, Spain @ Jardins Pedralbes Festival
July 10 Caserta, Italy @ Caserta Music Festival
August 30 San Salvador, El Salvador
September 28 San Juan, Puerto Rico @ Coliseo de Puerto Rico