WATCH: Tokischa Releases Corrido Tumbado “Kilos de Amor” with Natanael Cano
Tokischa at Billboard Latin Music Week 2022 held at Faena Forum on September 27, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)
Following a tease on Tokischa’s buzzed-about NPR Tiny Desk performance, the Dominican rapper finally released “Kilos de Amor,” a collaboration with Mexican rapper Natanael Cano. The unexpected corrido tumbado was released alongside a music video today (Nov. 15).
“No cartel traffics the value of what I feel, there is no currency that pays the KiLO$ of feeling ⚖️💔 KiLO$ of LOVE ⚖️💔 available Link in Bio 🔫 @natanael_cano 🔫,” Toki wrote on an Instagram post.
Directed by Raymi Paulus, the music video starts with Toki firing a gun as the corridos tumbados signature acoustic guitars begin. The two vocalists sing to each other with a gate separating them – which appears to symbolize their unrequited love for each other. As Cano sings about not being able to love just one person, Toki sings about the polar opposite: her unconditional love. Per the press release, the music video is inspired by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s “painful, iconic love.”
The music video also features a church that symbolizes the separation of faith. Another impactful video frame shows a blurred-out image of an IRL heart that’s shown being cut through with a knife. The visuals were shot in Mexico City.
Social media users were shocked about the collaboration, which marks Toki’s first corrido tumbado. A Twitter user wrote: “Tokischa and Natanael, I didn’t expect that!” Another Twitter user wrote: “Kilos de amor is the collaboration I didn’t expect but needed.”
Across social media platforms, fans are enjoying the collaboration. A Youtuber user, – a r a d i a, wrote: “Tokisha is such a versatile artist, any genre will suit her, I love her.” Another Youtube user, Ivol T, wrote: “I never thought I’d hear the Toki in a corrido tumbao but I’m glad I’m alive to get a kick out of this.”
Watch the music video for “Kilos de Amor” below.
