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Grasa , the second album by 29-year-old Argentine singer and rapper Nathy Peluso , kicks off with “Corleone,” a sumptuous, old-fashioned bolero. A snippet of John Barry’s dreamy 007 theme “From Russia With Love” morphs into the kind of feverish groove that would have made La Lupe proud. “This ambition is killing me,” sings Peluso, her booming voice in full bloom.

“Corleone” is a somewhat disorienting opening track. Like most of Peluso’s music, it’s both edgy and comfortingly familiar; honest to the core, but with a thin layer of irony underneath. “I wanted to reacquaint myself with my roots,” Peluso says during a Zoom meeting from Barcelona.



“This album was about finding my foundational pillars – and the worlds of bolero, balada , and Latin folk sum up the essence of who I am. ‘Corleone’ was the first song that we recorded for this album, and I tend to treat those magical moments with respect. It’s like a caress that pulls you in; a shot of whisky inviting you to sit down, enjoy, listen to some music.

” There’s a cinematic flow to Grasa , and its radical changes in style are deliberate. A brash, magnetic performer, Peluso switches effortlessly from the frantic rap of lead single “Aprender a Amar” to a reverential foray into traditional salsa, “Presa,” sung without the faintest trace of post-modern irony. She boasts elaborate vocal gymnastics on the art-pop moment “Escaleras de Metal,” and experiments with Brazilian rhythms on.

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