Three legends converging on one track is either peak collab or peak ego, and THEMBA x DJ Kent x David Morales’s “Alegria” thankfully lands in the former category. Armada got this one and it feels right — there’s a warmth and a lift to it that matches the label’s energy. The afro-house influence THEMBA always brings meshes surprisingly well with Morales’s classic house DNA, and DJ Kent holds the whole thing together without anyone stepping on anyone else. “Alegria” means joy in several languages and the track earns that name honestly — it doesn’t just claim to be uplifting, it actually is. This is the kind of music that reminds you why you got into electronic music in the first place: not because it’s complicated or clever, but because it makes you feel something you weren’t feeling five minutes ago. Three names who could each headline on their own and they made it work together. That’s harder than it looks.
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THEMBA x DJ Kent x David Morales - Alegria
1 minute. Shorter than the average Coldplay intro. Mercifully.
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