Fonseca the latest export from vibrant Colombian scene

“Given the international success of such artists as Shakira and Juanes, it is by now pretty much established that Colombian music — even at its most regional — has possibilities abroad.

The latest Colombian artist to get a heavy international push is singer/songwriter Fonseca, a native of Bogota, whose mix of vallenato and cumbia fused with pop, jazz and world beats alternates between sophisticated and eminently mainstream.

His breakthrough was “Te Mando Flores,” the first single off “Corazon,” his EMI Latin debut. (Fonseca had a previous album on independent label Lideres.) The song spent 22 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Colombia’s radio charts last year, propelling sales of “Corazon” in that country and making Fonseca an exportable commodity.”

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