Jarina De Marco Cordially Invites You to Her Debut Pop Album “Caribbean All-Inclusive Luxury”

According to Dominican-Brazilian pop singer Jarina De Marco, “good protest music doesn’t feel like protest music.” That idea of protest music certainly applies to her full-length debut album, Caribbean All-Inclusive Luxury, a project so sunny in its musical disposition the social commentary will sneak up on you and hit harder than any of the beats. The album title itself is a mocking jab at the tourism industry in her home country, the Dominican Republic.

As the album unfolds, De Marco reveals something far more poignant than most artists’ first albums, all while still delivering delectable sonic textures and catchy melodies.

True to the album’s name, “Boca Chica” starts like a hotel travel TV spot reduced to a late-night ad spot with its announcer welcoming you to the municipality of the same name. It’s at first inviting, but the lyrics tell the story of a local looking from the inside at incoming travelers. Without the guidance of De Marco’s words, it’s easy to get lost in the hypnotic techno bass pulsating that will get you moving.

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Released three years prior, “Eléctrico” finds De Marco alternating effortlessly between English and Spanish lyrics. The bubbly trap-inspired beat courtesy of producer Diego Raposo is among the album’s best, with traces of urbano music giving the song a seductive and danceable rhythm for which she glides over through the short runtime.

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“Pelo” closes out Caribbean All-Inclusive Luxury on a high note with a passionate performance by De Marco, also striking as one of the album’s most lively and lavishly produced. Though noticeably slower-paced than the other eight tracks, the change matches the vocals, which are much softer and tuned to the ever-evolving production. The song ends the same way it started, with multiple voicemails warning De Marco that they saw her man with another woman while her voice fades into the background.

All nine tracks are produced without a blemish in the instruments or vocals. And while, at times, the instrumentals can steal the show, De Marco remains the main draw on the album. Outside the many reasons why she stuns on every song, it’s her constant asking of what it means “to see the spoils of one’s own country only enjoyed by those who do not actually inhabit it?” At least with Caribbean All-Inclusive Luxury, she’s made a world where the spoils of her music are never-ending and enjoyed by anyone looking for exciting new music.

Words: David Sosa

Caribbean All-Inclusive Luxury by Jarina De Marco is out on all streaming services. For more updates and upcoming shows, follow Jarina De Marco on Instagram and her website.