Kali Uchis: Orquídeas review – swaggering, sweaty Latinx party

(Geffen)
The Colombian-American’s follow-up to Red Moon in Venus showcases her musical and linguistic versatility – and a steamy succession of guests

Kali Uchis’s last outing, 2023’s dreamy, romantic Red Moon in Venus, earned the supple-voiced Colombian-American bouquets of praise. Orquídeas – her Spanish-language follow-up – was recorded alongside Red Moon and feels very much like the yang to Red Moon’s immersive yin.

Upbeat, party-flavoured and featuring a hot, pan-Latin-American slew of collaborators, from fellow Colombian singer Karol G (Vevo’s most-watched artist of 2023) to Mexican artist Peso Pluma (YouTube’s most viewed artist of 2023), Uchis’s second Latinx-forward album showcases the singer’s musical versatility and assured bicultural chops.