Juanes and Ryan Castro Team Up for Festive ‘El Chucu Chucu’ Single [Video]

Spanish rock music veteran Juanes has teamed up with rising reggaeton star Ryan Castro for a festive and catchy new single, “El Chucu Chucu.” The song, the pair’s first collaboration, is an homage to the holiday traditions of the Colombian singers’ Antioquia ancestry.

Castro annually releases a festive single, always donning his alter ego, “Richy,” in the visuals. This year, Richy is joined by cousin “Toño,” portrayed by Juanes. The collaboration is said to be the product of the pair’s goal to “create a festive anthem celebrating family, music, and heritage,” according to a press release.

On the collaboration and Castro’s participation, Juanes said, “In 1967 Pedro Jairo Garcés releasing his album ‘Playa Brisa y Mar,’ a classic of the chucuchucu paisa sound. I love that so many years later we can come out with this chucuchucu to dance.” He continued, “I thank Ryan Castro for the invitation and interest in rescuing this Christmas tradition and this genre from our roots.”