Negrita
HellDorado

"HellDorado" after years of silence (3 to be exact), Negrita return to the world. What were fans expecting from this comeback? And from this album? Who knows. Personally, after "L'uomo sogna di volare" I expected a decline because it couldn't get any better (than USDV). But here we're no longer talking about just any group, we're talking about a band that now characterizes our country. Once and for all, Negrita make it clear, perceive, and assimilate to the unbelievers what they're capable of, and no, I'm not exaggerating at all by stating that this, this comeback, is the best of the year after Caparezza's return (speaking within the Italian scene).

The album opens with Radio Conga, and already the title should make us understand the direction of the album: ethnicities, stories, countries, and even cultures traverse these 12 fantastic tracks. Radio Conga is, as I was saying, the emblem of the entire album. Sounds with generally South American tendencies with more or less typical instruments. From here on, it's a succession of one brilliant track after another. Take, for example, Muoviti Reggae, where Rock and other genres mix to give the audience something incandescent, explosive, but especially something well-thought-out, as we can clearly hear in ”Il Ballo Decadente" which deals with the sad truths of this decadent Italy for some time now... It's like being pulled by a raging river into an ocean; yes, ocean is the best comparison for this album, immense.

We quickly pass from one brilliant track to another to the much-acclaimed "Che Rumore Fa La Felicità," which is perhaps the least important of the whole album, but in the end, who cares, it doesn't overshadow any other song at all. We then find ourselves at the sublime Salvation and Ululallalaluna; one almost seems like a folk song, while the other sticks in your mind for half a day, with the solo idea being perfect. "Non esiste più un innocente in questo mondo fetente, nulla nada niente neanche un vincente" recites Pau, and he's right, sadly right...

 Technically, this album amazes even more; after the sound improvements of "L'uomo Sogna Di Volare," we witness another, yet another step forward, the bass lines are perfect, very present as in Latin music in general, the choruses are impressive, and the recording quality of the album is superb overall.

For all those who wanted a return to Negrita's original sounds: "Buy the album, this is better than Sex".