Natalis wearing Taino inspired red and white makeup, holding an iguaca bird, tropical rainforest backdrop and Viva Natalis text

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

VIVA introduces TropiSoul, a bold new sound where contemporary salsa meets bomba, plena, R&B, trap, and pop. Written, produced, and independently released by Natalis, the album bridges ancestral rhythms with contemporary songwriting to create a fresh, emotionally resonant vision for tropical music. Across eight tracks, VIVA celebrates resilience, identity, love, and joy while honoring the sounds that continue to shape new generations.

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MEET THE TEAM

Bobby Allende

A New York-born percussionist and salsa mainstay, Bobby Allende has served as musical director for Marc Anthony and Tito Nieves and recorded with Rubén Blades and Willie Colón across four decades in the genre. He co-produced VIVA, bringing salsa's golden-era lineage into direct conversation with Natalis's modern TropiSoul sound.

Adán Perez

Adán Pérez has built a reputation in New York's salsa scene arranging and producing for acts like David Millán & Amistad and La Banda Ramirez. He co-produced VIVA, and the majority of the album's percussion and brass were recorded at his Allertone Studios, grounding the project in the same Bronx studio culture that's shaped salsa records for decades.

Willy the Producer

Pianist for the acclaimed salsa dura band La Excelencia, Willy Rodríguez is also a musical director, producer, and CEO of The Valens Agency, as well as co-founder of the International Salsa Museum. He co-produced VIVA, bringing that same salsa dura foundation into the album's sound.

DIZZI

A Colombian producer, arranger, and mixing engineer based in Bucaramanga, DIZZI has built a career specializing in Latin urban and Latin tropical production. He served as arranger and co-producer on VIVA, bringing that same cross-genre fluency to the album's fusion of salsa with trap, dembow, and bomba.