The singer Camilo supports this, with six nominations for the Latin Grammy of 2022 the barriers of musical genres are now very weak and, for example, he underlined it he considers Mexican popular music his own and this is reflected in its theme Alaska.

“In Colombia, I listened to Mexican folk music with my familywe considered ours“, assured Camilo Andrés Echeverry, 28, originally from Medellín, in a panel held at the Forum Arena in Miami Beach together with composer Edgar Barrera and Eduin Caz.

In one of the events of the Music Week preceding the delivery of the Latin Billboard Awards from This Thursday in Miami, Camilo, with two albums behind him, For the first time Y My handsHe insisted musical genres are increasingly interrelated.

The normal thing is that influences occur, as is the result of the theme Alaskafrom his latest album, From the inside outThat has elements of regional Mexican musicHe said.

From pop to ranchera

“The barriers between styles have been reduced in our day by diversity. People no longer ask so much what the genre of a song is, “said Camilo, whose style It was born as a Latin pop close to reggaeton but in recent times it has approached traditional rhythms. arriving from Mexico.

During the panel, Ricardo Montaner’s son-in-law said that when he approaches the task of creating a song, he doesn’t do it with a preconceived notion of what style it should be.

“There are songs we write and sing before a genre comes out”assured the Colombian.

Camilo acknowledged that everything went very fast in his music career and that he is touring the United States where, without a doubt, the city of Miami is key.

“The FTX Arena – the sports pavilion – I didn’t even know what it was before and ended up performing there, which is a dream,” he said of his hit concert in the Florida city on September 10th.

Regarding his facet as a composer, Camilo affirmed this loneliness stimulates their creative work and that you would like to alternate those solitary phases with the more convivial ones.

The musician was accompanied by Barrera and Caz, who together were encouraged to perform a Mexican song that raised the audience following the speech at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach.

Caz stressed that he agrees with Camilo that musical styles are getting closer, as evidenced by Firme’s recent collaboration with the Colombian artist.

“I think there is a connection between the music of the two countries”highlighted the Mexican.

Camilo will continue his US tour next Friday with a concert in the city of El Paso (Texas).

Latin Music Week, which takes place as part of the Latin Billboard Awards gala, brings together artists, producers, experts and members of the entertainment industry, who participate in a series of presentations, panels and round tables discussing music. But it is also sung and played.

EFE agency