Sparrow & Barbossa, Luch, Fatoumata Diawara  ‘Nterini 2.0’ [Insomniac Records]

Swiss and Uruguayan production pair Sparrow & Barbossa have become a conduit for global-minded music, shining a light on Latin American influences through a sound they have coined as 'Caribbean House' while establishing themselves as a chart-topping act in afro house.

In 2020, they kicked up a storm with their remix of Malian singer/songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara's striking composition "Nterini," which told the compelling story of a migrant and the heartache endured from being separated from her true love.

The duo is now teaming up with Mexico City's own Luch to give a new lease on life for the offering via "Nterini 2.0," revisiting the poetic vocals sung in her native West African dialect, adding onto the critically acclaimed backbone with vibrant tribal percussion, wistful piano motifs, airy atmospherics, jangling keys, and warm, atonal textures adding more emotional depth to the piece. The track actually originated as a birthday gift from Luch to Bryan Coletta (Sparrow).

Sparrow & Barbossa add; “Nterini 2.0 is a song that is extremely special and close to our hearts. It was difficult for us to do justice to such a classic song, but we hope our fans will appreciate this new version. Creating this alongside Luch has been an amazing experience and is hopefully just the first of many official collaborations we have together.”

The remix has amassed 2.6M streams to date, with support from Mòo&Jo, Maz, Sofi Tukker, Bhaskar, and Malóne—while the original drew praise from press outlets like NPR, COLORS, Afropop Worldwide, and Paste Magazine. Luch has upcoming performances at EDC Mexico, DHM Factory Town, and DeepHouseBible at Giza Pyramids. Sparrow & Barbossa are on tour with their Tortuga showcase at Floyd during Miami Music Week, plus dates at Coachella, Space Miami, Lula Club (Madrid), Xanadu (NYC), and Night We Met (Nashville).

Sparrow & Barbossa, Luch, Fatoumata Diawara - ‘Nterini 2.0’ is available now on Insomniac Records