Tropicana Nov-Dec 2017 #116 Celebrating the Classics

MUSIC | NEWS
Take-Back-Your-Life Songs
Inspirational music as you face adversity head-on.
“If you’re old enough, you remember a
different JAY-Z, the JAY-Z who became king
of New York through sheer sneering cold
unemotional arrogant confidence,”
- Tom Breihan , Stereogum
EL DORADO
SHAKIRA
Look no further than
Shakira’s Spanishdominated
11th studio
album if you’re feeling a
little Latin and wavy in
the hips. Translated to ‘The
Golden One’ in English, this
album was number one on
the Billboard’s Latin Pop
Album chart for several
weeks. You’ll hear tunes
of Latin pop, Reggaeton,
Bachata, Vallenato as well as
electronic pop. Top hit song
Chantaje featuring Maluma
was nominated for Record
of the Year at the 18th Latin
Grammy Awards. Other
tracks like ‘La Bicicleta’,
‘Me Enamore’ and her
English tracks like ‘When
A Woman’ and ‘What We
Said’ are worth listening to,
too. The Colombian singer
has been on a hiatus since
2014 to deliver her second
child, fight writer’s block
and battle some personal
issues..
NOW
SHANIA TWAIN
It’s been 15 years since
Shania Twain released her
last album Up in 2002 but
the Canadian singer is back
to impress with Now. Her
fifth studio album features
songs like ‘Life’s About To
Get Good’ which topped the
Top 40 chart, and ‘Swinging
With My Eyes Closed’;
suggesting that she is back in
the industry after too many
years of mishaps. Apart
from divorcing her husband
who decided to jump on
the unfaithful bandwagon,
as reported in Rolling
Stones, the ex country-pop
queen was also battling
dysphonia and Lyme
disease. Unsurprisingly,
her new album is all about
reconstructing her career
and mending a broken heart
with electro-pop tunes and
arena country rhythm.
Life’s about to get good.
4:44
JAY-Z
He’s hadLemonade thrown
right at him but the King
of Hip-hop is back with his
13th album. Hitting the
spotlight is the track 4:44
where Jay-Z raps about
life with his wife, family
and close friends. There is a
misconception that Hip-hop
is all about violence and
vulgarity but in fact, 4:44
is an album in which Jay-Z
expresses his life; telling
you his version of stories
that you hear in the media.
The album shot to number
one on the US Billboard
200 chart and was certified
‘Platinum’ by the Recording
Industry Association of
America. Even if it’s not
your genre of choice, this
album is definitely worth
a listen.
Our Pick...
SONGS OF CINEMA
MICHAEL BOLTON
Earlier this year,
Michael Bolton
released his 23rd
studio album titled
Songs Of Cinema.
In this album, he
remakes iconic
classic soundtracks
from major movies
like ‘I’ve Got A Woman’ from ‘Ray’, ‘As Time Goes
By’ from ‘Casablanca’, and ‘Jack Sparrow’ from his
Saturday Night Live’s ‘The Lonely Island’ digital short.
Check out his collaboration with Dolly Parton on the
remake of ‘I Will Always Love You’ from the movie
‘The Bodyguard’. It’s a great album to listen to when
you want to reminisce over the old times; old movies
and songs bring back sweet memories.
CURATED BY PATRICK LOH
25 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 | TM