COLOMBIAN POP STAR LAO RA RETURNS WITH SULTRY NEW SINGLE “PICAFLOR” FEATURING SPANISH RAPPER C. TANGANA
The critically acclaimed Colombian pop star Lao Ra – who has been hailed as “a new pop voice to get excited about” (The FADER) and as “South America’s most audacious pop export” (NME) – returns today with her first release of 2019 with the standout single “Picaflor” featuring recent Latin GRAMMY Award-winning Spanish rapper C. Tangana.CLICK HERE to listen to the Capi (J. Balvin, Dominic Fike, Lele Pons) and DVLP (Eminem, J. Balvin, DJ Khaled) produced track available across all digital streaming platforms now via Disruptor Records.The release of “Picaflor” is accompanied by its official video, which is directed by Hector Dockrill (Jorja Smith, Maverick Sabre) and depicts a toxic relationship. CLICK HERE to watch the stirring video. “Picaflor” marks the first track of new releases that will span 2020, introducing fans to Lao Ra and her Latin pop sound.On her new single, Lao Ra shares, “Picaflor offers a sultrier and more melancholic version of me. It’s a song about a hunter and a prey, where a hunter is hunted and where hummingbirds fly and flowers grow in the foreground of chaos. The song is a metaphor for a toxic relationship.”Influenced by Catholic imagery and reminders of the war on drugs prevalent in her hometown of Bogotá, Colombia, Lao Ra released her debut single “Jesus Made Me Bad” in 2016 that drew comparisons to M.I.A. and put her artistry on the map.Lao Ra self-describes her music as “subversive pop.” The singer attributes part of her eclectic sound to the places that
