Album lore

Quisiera, issued in early 2020 on Flor de Toloache’s own imprint, assembles an unusual trio: the New York mariachi ensemble Flor de Toloache, neo-soul singer John Legend, and Puerto Rican reggae outfit Cultura Profética. The single track blends mariachi’s string and brass textures with the laid-back pulse of roots reggae and the smoothness of soft pop and neo soul, a rare crossing of Latin alternative with English-language soul tradition.Though concise, the piece encapsulates a dialogue between genres and languages, framed by Flor de Toloache’s signature instrumentation and Cultura Profética’s rhythmic foundation. The record’s modest footprint—just over 20,000 Last.fm scrobbles—belies its cross-genre appeal, marking it as a distinctive artifact within the early 2020s fusion of reggae en español and mariachi.

Album lore

Quisiera, issued in early 2020 on Flor de Toloache’s own imprint, assembles an unusual trio: the New York mariachi ensemble Flor de Toloache, neo-soul singer John Legend, and Puerto Rican reggae outfit Cultura Profética. The single track blends mariachi’s string and brass textures with the laid-back pulse of roots reggae and the smoothness of soft pop and neo soul, a rare crossing of Latin alternative with English-language soul tradition.Though concise, the piece encapsulates a dialogue between genres and languages, framed by Flor de Toloache’s signature instrumentation and Cultura Profética’s rhythmic foundation. The record’s modest footprint—just over 20,000 Last.fm scrobbles—belies its cross-genre appeal, marking it as a distinctive artifact within the early 2020s fusion of reggae en español and mariachi.