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1 (Socios Music) It’s no secret that Carín León’s musical influences are extremely diverse: In fact, he once told Billboard that the first song he learned to sing was Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” when he was little boy, and that he had sort of fallen into singing regional Mexican because of where he was born in Sonora, Mexico — a region where that genre rules. In just a few years, he’s become one of the most important exponents of música mexicana today — singing over both R&B beats and a norteño accordion — globalizing the once-considered-niche style. Now, he’s fully embracing his experimental roots in Boca Chueca, Vol.
1 where he doesn’t hold back from showing off just what a chameleon he is in music and how innovative he can be. From pop (“Otra Vez”), R&B (“Despídase Bien”) corridos tumbados (“Casi Oficial), alt-rock (“Frené Mis Pies”) and even cumbia ska (“No Sé” with Panteón Rococó), it’s important to note that León doesn’t totally abandon the norteño sound that made him the star that he is. The 34-year-old singer elevates his core sound by incorporating subtle influences he’s taken from country and R&B.
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