Fans Choose Melanie Santiler & Cimafunk’s ‘Ese Besito’ as Their Favorite New Latin Music of the Week

Melanie Santiler and Cimafunk’s “Ese Besito” has topped Billboard’s latest new Latin euphony poll, published connected Friday (Sept. 5).

In enactment of the play New Music Latin roundup and playlist, curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors, euphony fans voted for the Cuban artists collaboration arsenic their favourite euphony merchandise of the week.

“Ese Besito” generated much than 86% of the vote, beating retired different caller releases, including Grupo Firme and Grupo Frontera’s “Modo Dificil”; Milo J’s “Bajo de la Piel”; Ela Taubert and Jay Wheeler’s “No Supiste Cuidarnos”; and Sech’s “Novio No.” Meanwhile, “Fan de mi Caracter” by Dale Pututi, Nesty, and Wow Poppy was a favourite adjacent 2nd successful the play poll.

The opus is simply a breezy tune that fuses Latin afrobeat with Caribbean funk and hints of Cuban reparto — giving the philharmonic genre that derives from the barrios successful Cuba an edgy twist. Co-produced by Javier Sampedro, DJ Conds, Drumglass, and Yoyi Lagarza, with mixing by Jefry Lozano, the flirty and packed with Cuban slang, “Ese Besito,” laces newcomer Santiler’s sugary dependable with Cimafunk’s groovier vocals. “That’s wherefore springiness maine that small kiss/ That you beryllium maine for a portion now/ If you effort me, wherefore should I explain/ I’ll use a slayer science to you,” goes the seductive chorus.

“Ese Besito” arrives connected the heels of Santiler’s viral “Todo Se Supera” successful collaboration with Velito El Bufón, which has garnered implicit 3.7 cardinal views connected YouTube successful a month.

Editor’s Note: The play New Music Latin canvass results are posted if the canvass generates much than 1,000 votes.