Listen to this when
El Costo de la Vida
For when the bills are too much so you dance it out 💸
Who it's for
Juan Luis Guerra turns the rising cost of living, inequality and political corruption in Latin America into a merengue you can dance to.
Squeezed and frustrated→Energized and less alone
Feelings it meets
What it is
"El Costo de la Vida" ("The Cost of Living") is a 1992 merengue single by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra from the album Areíto. It is a Spanish-language adaptation of the soukous song "Kimia Eve" by the Congolese band Loketo, whose composer Diblo Dibala plays guitar on it. The song comments on rising living costs, socioeconomic inequality and political corruption in Latin America.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
Life finds its wealth by the claims of the world, and its worth by the claims of love.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 33
