Composers: Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa

Lyricist: Shakira, Alejandro Sanz

Date of recording: 2005

Performers/instruments: Shakira with Alejandro Sanz; accordion, electric and acoustic guitars, electric bass, Cuban tres, keyboards, drums, and percussion

Form: strophic verse–chorus with bridge

Tempo/meter: moderate dup

What to Listen for

  • Prominent reggaetón beat, often accompanied by a tresillo-style bass line
  • Eclectic studio production: many electronic sound effects, instruments such as
    Colombian vallenato accordion and Cuban tres featured, as well as Sanz’s Spanish
    flamenco-inspired singing
  • Backbeats strummed on electric guitar, a style taken from Jamaican ska and reggae
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