After the last year and a half the world deserves a party. There is nothing better to start a party than a catchy song by Marc Anthony, with that energetic voice that captivates from the first moment and will impact entire cities as they listen to it.
“Pa’lla Va” is the beginning of the party: a new and irresistibly catchy single for the dance floor. Masterfully produced by Sergio George, Marc Anthony’s longtime collaborator, the single celebrates the long success story of both music creators.
As soon as you hear the first notes, your feet will not stop moving. This kinetic masterpiece is a supreme success among the achievements of Marc Anthony. It’s a celebration of New York-style classical salsa: the danceable music of a cosmopolitan city where a Puerto Rican Bronx singer and a Colombian pianist have joined forces to make a new hit.
“Pa’lla Va” is a surprising and inspired reworking in Spanish of a more than time-tested hit: “Yay Boy”, by Africando, originally sung in Wolof by the late Pape Seck. You will recognize it when you hear it. Why “Yay Boy”? This is the story behind Marc Anthony’s new musical work.
Marc Anthony premieres his song “Pa’lla vai”
In 1992, Marc Anthony and Sergio George were working hard on Marc’s debut album, Another Note, but they ran out of budget and the album almost ran out. Luckily, at that very moment, Africando was coming to New York City with the idea of making an Africanized sauce record and they wanted to work with the producer … Sergio George. Working in the same studio for both projects, Sergio changed his producer rate from African sessions for additional study time to complete Another Note. Released in January 1993, Another Note marked the beginning of Marc Anthony’s explosive rise to fame, and he quickly became the best-selling salsa artist in history.
Today, thirty years later, now in the fullness of their careers, Marc and Sergio remember their days of struggle and have updated the worldwide success that has been on their minds since they left those Africando sessions.
The music video, directed by Carlos Pérez, is the perfect blend between the charisma the size of a Marc Anthony stadium in an “old school” type basement club. Focused entirely on sweat, delirium, the sensuality of dance, and the excitement that Marc Anthony can generate live on stage with his band and on his albums with Sergio George.