Despacito has a grip on the globe’s ears all the way back from 2017 when Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee brought Latin pop to our bedrooms. Somehow, reggaeton acquired a global audience! However, now that it’s been touched by Karolina Protsenko and Dang Matt Smith, this song has found a new sonic hemisphere entirely.
The song takes on a fresh energy with new instruments. The strong beats are replaced by violins that rise beautifully instead of the soft singing. Smith’s piano keeps the rhythm steady while staying calm and smooth. The violin and piano blend in a deep, flowing way, making Despacito sound completely different.
Despacito – Karolina Protsenko with Dang Matt Smith – Violin and Piano Cover
When Despacito first dropped in 2017, the world felt like it had been made for it – the song became a movement: How it fused reggaeton and pop, pushing Fonsi and Yankee to the top of the charts, transcending language barriers, only to get an even greater global audience with the historical remix featuring Justin Bieber, which pushed the song to global domination!
Despacito is a beautiful song lyrically, whose poetic sensuality evokes romance and passion, but these lyrics come second to the song’s language-averse nature, as the song all alone paved the way for other Latin musician’s global resurgence, such as 2018’s hit Taki Taki!
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All in all, Protsenko and Smith have broken Despacito down, stripping it to its core to prove that Despacito is not held back by language: It’s a timeliness track which remains so, whether sung, played, or remixed– in that way, it’s the newest evolution to the song since Bieber’s remix.
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