- Words Notion Staff
Puerto Rican-born, London-based artist Ivelisse Del Carmen breaks new ground with 'Sin Filtro', a bold fusion of reggaeton, classical flourishes, and raw vulnerability that reclaims the genre as a space for reflection and self-expression.
Puerto Rican-born, London-based artist Ivelisse Del Carmen has unveiled her boldest and most intimate release yet with ‘Sin Filtro’ – a single that reimagines reggaeton through a lens of vulnerability, heritage, and fearless experimentation.
Blending the genre’s infectious rhythms with orchestral strings, Spanish guitar, and operatic textures, ‘Sin Filtro’ challenges preconceptions of reggaeton as purely club-driven. Instead, it transforms into what Ivelisse calls “reflection music”, which internalises honesty and doubt as a means of channelling self-expression. “This isn’t club music, it’s reggaeton as I hear it, filtered through my voice, my training, and my need to be real,” she explains.
Rooted in her classical training and shaped by the sounds of the Caribbean, Ivelisse’s artistry thrives in defying expectations. On ‘Sin Filtro’, she draws inspiration from both Residente’s René and her operatic influences, weaving together raw lyricism and cinematic soundscapes. One of the track’s most striking lines, “My ego, the spider, afraid to get hurt”, encapsulates the tension between fragility and resilience that fuels her songwriting.
Produced by long-time collaborator Paul Stanborough (Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams), the track carefully balances tradition and innovation. Percussion grounds it in Puerto Rico’s heartbeat, while sweeping classical flourishes expand its emotional reach. The result is both daring and intimate.