Adorned with flowers around her neck and behind her ear, Kali Uchis announced a new project titled “Orquídeas Parte 2” via Instagram reels last week. Coming out Friday, “Parte 2” is a collection of demos from her preceding album featuring a Kaytranada remix of “Young Rich & in Love.” In the announcement video , the new uptempo version of “Young Rich & in Love” plays as the Colombian-born singer dances around a living room.
Getting up close and personal with the fish-eye lens, Uchis jolts her body to the drum-focused reinterpretation of her previously released soulful track. The post confused many of her fans about whether the project would be a remix album or just the Kaytranada single. On Tuesday, Uchis took to an Instagram story and wrote: “i see people saying Orquídeas parte 2 is a remix project its notttt its Orquídeas demos for my Kuchis, [her fans] along with the Kaytra remix.
” Over the years, Uchis has made a name for herself by traversing between the English- and Spanish-language markets. She often sings in Spanglish, but “Orquídeas,” which was released in January, is her second project in Spanish. “Moving in between languages, and being such a versatile artist in general, can be really exhausting,” Uchis told The Times earlier this year.
“It feels like working overtime.” The 14-track album reintroduced her to the world of Latin music after the global success of “Telepatia.” It features some of the genre’s biggest stars, l.