New Musica: Don Omar's 'Orphans' Have Arrived!

By Michael Lopez

We’ve been hearing about Don Omar’s Meet the Orphans for over a year now and finally his red hot comp album has arrived! Featuring six up-and-coming reggaeton “guests,” it’s giving El Don fans a nice mix of classic stylings and fresh talent.

Even though there are plenty of featured Orphans, this is still very much an El Don record. He appears on 13 out of the 14 tracks, sharing duets with Puerto Rican protégés Kendo Kapponi, Syko, Plan B, and Zion & Lennox. He’s also brought in a French singer/songwriter named Lucenzo to add some international flava.

When speaking about the album, Omar said, “La diferencia de este disco a los demás que he hecho fue el entusiasmo que le puse, que es la clave del éxito. El tiempo me ha moldeado un carácter como un empresario y ser humano.”

Believe it or not, Meet The Orphans was originally scheduled to be released back in 2009 following Omar’s iDon album. Then it got pushed to August, then to October, and finally now. But we can’t blame El Don for being a perfectionist. Not only is he putting his own name on the line for this release, he’s also got six Orphans riding on it.

So far, this record has not disappointed. The first song released, “Danza Kudoro” hit #1 on the Latin Singles Chart. And the followup single, “Ángeles y Demonios," has got some heavy contributions from Kendo and Syko. We imagine if all goes well, you can expect some Orphan solo records in the very near future.

Source: [Enbreve]

Who’s your favorite of Don Omar’s Orphans? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Don Omar, Kendo Kapponi, Lucenzo, Música, Meet The Orphans, Plan B, Puerto Rico, Reggaeton, Syko, Zion & Lennoz