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Residente o Visitante
Residente o Visitante ("Resident or Visitor") is the second studio album by Puerto Rican urban/hip hop band Calle 13, released on April 24, 2007, by Sony BMG. Recorded in various countries while on tour in promotion of the duo's debut album "Calle 13", "Residente o Visitante" marked an evolution in the band's musical and lyrical style. While writing the album, the duo took a trip to South America to explore areas populated by Latin America's indigenous
Blades, Café Tacuba, and Afrobeta.
Background.
Calle 13's self-titled debut album (2005) sold nearly 250,000 copies in the United States, but its darker follow-up, 2007's "Residente o Visitante", sold just under 100,000 copies, despite receiving positive reviews and winning Latin Grammy Awards for Best Urban Music Album and Best Urban Song. The record garnered controversy for its religious and sexual overtones; vocalist/lyricist Residente reflected, "The problem with "Residente o Visitante" wasn't