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La Tortura is a Latin pop act. Their sound grew out of Gustavo Cerati and Alejandro Sanz. Those roots explain a lot about how La Tortura arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Crazy in Love, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gilberto Santa Rosa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around La Tortura, reaching back through Gustavo Cerati and forward to Gilberto Santa Rosa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"La Tortura" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, from Shakira's sixth studio album, Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005). The song was produced by Shakira and co-written by the singer with Luis Fernando Ochoa. Lester Mendez served as an assistant producer. Epic Records released the song on 11 April 2005 by as the lead single from the album. "La Tortura" is a pop, reggaeton, and dancehall track, which lyrically tells the story of a woman who has been emotionally "tortured" because her boyfriend cheated and eventually left her for another, and has now returned begging forgiveness.
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La Tortura grew out of Gustavo Cerati and Alejandro Sanz, shares an orbit with Crazy in Love, went on to shape Gilberto Santa Rosa. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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