Global music icon Carlos Vives teases his forthcoming album Cumbiana II with the release of new single, “Solo.”
In the song, Vives experiments with typical sounds of the Sierra Nevada and includes a mixture of happy rhythms that invite you to dance. Written by Carlos Vives, and produced by Andrés Leal and Martin Velilla, “Solo” is a song about ‘heartbreak.’ The song details the aftermath of a painful breakup where the person ultimately decides to be ‘alone.’ Vives said:
This song is a ‘tusa’ (of heartbreak) but it was also an experimentation with instruments such as the bagpipes and the typical sound of the Sierra Nevada. With this song, as you can expect from the album, it is a journey through different genres in which our culture is connected.
Directed by Sergio Rodriguez and Carlos Andres Valencia of Mestiza Films, the music video was filmed in Santa Marta which begins with visuals of musicians from La Provincia playing wind instruments, drums, among others. The music video is accompanied by the lyrics of the song, where the main character is shown suffering from a heartbreak and decides to leave, including images of him and Vives walking through the desert.