Claroscura

Claroscura is the eighth studio album by Colombian band Aterciopelados, released in 2018. It marks the band's return after nine years since their previous studio album. Production duties were shared by Héctor Buitrago and Argentine producer Cachorro Lopez in Groove Studios in Bogotá, while the mastering was done by the engineer Emily Lazar in The Lodge Studio L.A.^[1]

Claroscura
Studio album by Aterciopelados
Released	May 30, 2018
Recorded	2017–2018
Studio	Audiovisión Bogotá, Mondo Mix Bs Aires and Groove Estudios, Bogotá
Length	49:06
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Héctor Buitrago Cachorro Lopez
Aterciopelados chronology
Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado (2016) Claroscura (2018)
Singles from Claroscura
"Play" Released: April 12, 2018 "Dúo" Released: November 8, 2018

The first single from the album was the Ana Tijoux collaboration, "Play", released on April 12, 2018.^[2] Several lyrics of the album are focused on female empowerment as well as topics that have been frequented by the group in previous albums such as the environment and spirituality.^[3] They received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, making it their third Latin Grammy and were also nominated in the category of Best Alternative Song for the song "Dúo".^[4][5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aterciopelados, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Play" (featuring Ana Tijoux)		3:43
2.	"Cuerpo"		3:05
3.	"Tu Amor Es"		3:56
4.	"Ay Ombe (Vamo' a Relajar el Pony)" (featuring Jorge Celedón)		3:46
5.	"Tumbao"		3:30
6.	"Soñemos un Bosque"		3:54
7.	"Dúo"		3:33
8.	"Despierta Mujer"		3:26
9.	"Manifiesto Colibrí"		3:22
10.	"Piernas"		4:13
11.	"Vieja"		4:53
12.	"Show"		3:28
13.	"He Venido a Pedirte Perdón" (Remastered)	Juan Gabriel	3:44
Total length:			48:52

Personnel

Aterciopelados

• Andrea Echeverri – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Héctor Buitrago – bass, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Ana Tijoux – backing vocals
• Jorge Celedón – backing vocals