A tropical funk groove permeates the new single from Medellin based
Bosq & Dorkas, the Afro Indigenous singer songwriter who hails from
Colombias Caribbean coast. The fusion also draws influence from
Soukous, Dancehall, and Salsa among many other styles. We promise it's
much easier to dance to than classify.
After having worked together on "Mi Arizal" off of Bosq's 2020 album "Y Su
Descarga Internacional", Bosq & Dorks knew that more collaborations would have to
follow. With more time to refine how their styles might intersect, "No Va Mรกs" finds an
even more exciting fusion that strips back some of the instrumentation and makes way
for Dorkas' vocal to bounce off of a heavy drum break, percussion and bass groove.
While the song celebrates dancing barefoot in the sand as the sun goes down, the
lyrics do not stick to the usual tropes. Dorkas explains "This song represents, without
pretensions, a woman who is increasingly more free, autonomous and independent when
it comes to expressing herself in the face of the socially expected behaviors around what
the role of women should be in the daily life of a small Caribbean town."
Released along with the track will be a video shot by Dorkas & friends in a
neighboring town on the coast, Dorkas explains "The video represents the simple,
spontaneous & joyful life of communities on the Colombian Caribbean'