La Polanpro Chiquitita. An image from the video: a young boy and girl resting their heads on each other.

Transatlantic Caribbean

Born in the Dominican Republic as Angélica Polanco, and presently a citizen of France, La Polanpro voices life-lesson urgency into “Chiquitita,” a song also fueled by bachata-inspired percussion and chiming guitar not unlike what you might hear in Congolese soukous.

Author: Tom Orr

Tom Orr is a California-based writer whose talent and mental stability are of an equally questionable nature. His hobbies include ignoring trends, striking dramatic poses in front of his ever-tolerant wife and watching helplessly as his kids surpass him in all desirable traits.
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