Ricardo Arjona surprised his fans this Thursday by announcing that, in the midst of his tour in the United States, he found unexpected inspiration and recorded a complete new album: 17 songs recorded in just five days in Nashville.
The Guatemalan singer-songwriter shared it with the simplicity and honesty that define him: "In the end, alone, I felt compelled to pick up the guitar, something that I never did while on tour. And I started writing like never before. I already had an album to share, and now I will have another."
The announcement came amid their tour "What the Dry One Did Not Say", which travels through more than thirty cities in the United States and has had memorable moments, especially for the Cuban diaspora community.
The new project was born from the silences between concerts, from those lonely hours that Arjona described as "sleeping in different beds each night," far from home but close to the music.
Four musicians whom the artist referred to as "friends and accomplices" participated in the recording, including the producer Matt Rollings, a two-time Grammy winner, with whom he had already collaborated on songs for his album SECO, released in January 2025.
Unlike previous productions such as Motel Revolución or the song Barcelona —recorded in a single take alongside the musicians—, this time Arjona was unable to sing simultaneously: he was coming off five consecutive nights of concerts in Miami and had to continue with performances in Nashville and then in Atlanta.
"The result was wonderful. This idea of contradicting what is supposedly established and betting once again on organic music is a journey I do not want to stop," the artist wrote.
The tour has had a special connection with Cubans. In Houston, Arjona performed "Puente (Caribe)" before a sea of flags and cries for Freedom. In Miami, the Cuban rapper Ronkalunga took the stage to perform "El Carnicero," and Arjona invited a Cuban fan named Maidelys to celebrate her 40th birthday on stage. Four Cuban musicians are part of his current band, making Cuba the most represented country in his team.
With over three decades of career and a discography that includes iconic albums such as Historias (1994), Si el Norte Fuera el Sur (1996), and Motel (2017), Arjona continues to demonstrate a capacity for reinvention that few artists of his generation possess.
There is still no official release date for the new album, but Arjona himself made it clear that the wait will be worth it: "I don't know when it will come out, but I'm happy about what it represents. This madness of not staying still. Things happen."
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