Would you ever listen to an artist who speaks two languages in their songs? A Colombian-American singer named Kali Uchis released her second Spanish-language project called “Orquídeas”” on Jan. 12, 2024. Her album features many other hispanic artists and uses different musical styles in her songs.
Kali Uchis chose the name Orquídeas because it’s the national flower of Colombia. Later she found out that it meant fertility. When she discovered she was pregnant during this album, she thought it went together well.
Kali Uchis uses the music style “Merengue” in her song “Dame Beso// Muévete.” Later, the song picks up the pace and sets off a Saturday morning cleaning vibe.
In the article “Kali Uchis: Orquídeas Album Review” by Isabelia Herrera, she said, “Halfway through, the band picks up the pace into a full-on perico ripiao; it’s an unexpected party trick and exuberant send-off engineered for Saturday-morning cleaning efficiency.”
According to “Kali Uchis Blooms into a New Era with Spanish Album ‘Orquídeas’” by Chris Malone Méndez, Kali Uchis said this album was her second Latin project. She thinks it is important to tribute her roots in her songs, for example naming the album after Colombia’s national flower.
Kali Uchis sang about how women are encouraged to “stuff” their toxic exes into a trunk. The writer Isabelia Herrera called it another instruction manual for “baddie behavior.”
On Orquídeas, she writes another instruction manual for baddie behavior, where women are encouraged to stuff toxic exes into the trunks of their cars and loaf the day away in red-glitter bustiers and platform heels.
Kali Uchis also featured other big Latino artists on the album, like Peso Pluma, Karol G, Rauw Alejandro, and El Alfa. Making songs with other Latino artists brought more experimentation with different styles on her album.
Kali Uchis career was inspired by many artists like Selena Quintanilla. Selena is an American singer known as the “Queen of Tejano Music.” Selena and Kali are very similar because they both get in touch with their roots in their songs. They bring more diversity to the music industry and allow Hispanics/Latinos to reconnect with their culture through their songs.
