Major Lazer light up the club or in this case, a party cave in the jungle in their new video for Que Calor. With the help of Colombian megastar J Balvin and Dominican dembow veteran El Alfa, the American EDM collective close out the summer with a bang.
The Spanish-language track kicks off with an arresting flute sample, sourced from the 1993 Colombian cumbia classic, Curura, by Afro-Colombian group Tot La Momposina y sus Tambores. Its followed by a brisk dancehall-meets-dembow rhythm, which sets the pace for total anarchy on the dance floor. La rubia no me entiende si yo hablo en espaol/Pero se aprendo la cancion a la perfeccin, Balvin sings: The blonde doesnt understand me if I speak Spanish/But she learned the song to perfection.
Directed by VMA and BET Award winner Colin Tilley, (Kendrick Lamar, Future, Nicki Minaj) the video sees Major Lazers Diplo and Ape Drums nod coolly among the flames as Balvin and El Alfa spit pure fire. The groups dedicated dance troupe, the Lazer Gyals, hardly break a sweat as they execute fierce moves, orchestrated by acclaimed choreographer Calvit Hodge.
Que Calor marks Major Lazers first venture with El Alfa who saw his star rise exponentially beyond the Dominican Republic with Bad Bunnys 2019 single, La Romana. Its also the groups second single featuring J Balvin, who previously featured on the 2017 track with Sean Paul, titled Buscando Huellas.
Diplo has also been spending time in J Balvins Medelln studio, crafting the follow-up to his 2018 album, Vibras. Que Calor will feature on Major Lazers still-untitled upcoming fourth studio album.