Para Mi3557/1Laid-back reggaeton song with Spanish male & female vocals, dubby synth elements & pulsing groove3:27
Ivan Duran
Ivan Duran (BMI)
World music producer pushing musical boundaries and owner of Stonetree Records, Belize
Latest Tracks
- Explorando3557/2Eli Levinson (SOCAN) | Cesar Giovanni Pallares Garcia (SOCAN) | Ivan Duran (BMI) | Campbell E Browning (PRS)Contemporary reggaeton song with Spanish male & female vocals, chopped vocal FX, tropical synths & hypnotic groove3:02
- Tu Piel3557/3Eli Levinson (SOCAN) | Cesar Giovanni Pallares Garcia (SOCAN) | Ivan Duran (BMI) | Campbell E Browning (PRS)Laid-back reggaeton groove with hypnotic off-beat synth & alternating Spanish male/female vocalists3:53
- Protegete3557/4Reggaeton song with syncopated tropical synths, electric guitar & Spanish male & female rapping over hard-hitting drum groove 3:51
- Cambia De Via3557/5Reggaeton song with downtempo Latin beats, acoustic guitar, tropical synths & Spanish male vocals with intense rap lyrics about police violence2:45
- Me Vale3557/6Hard-hitting G-funk hip hop tune with intense Spanish male rapping, squelchy synths & laid-back drum groove4:30
- Mia Mio3557/7Laid-back reggaeton song with Spanish female & male vocals, electric guitar, dreamy synths & hard-hitting drum groove3:45
- Tu Propriedad3557/8Moody reggaeton song with Spanish male & female vocals, soft synths & hypnotic, pulsing groove2:43
The story behind the sound
Award-winning music producer and musician Ivan Duran has been working in the Central American and Caribbean region for the past 25 years. His label Stonetree Records is one of the leading independent record labels and recording studios in Belize. He has produced over 40 albums, many of which have received international critical acclaim. Duran particularly introduced the world to Garifuna music with artists like Aurelio and Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective, receiving the prestigious WOMEX award for the Watina album. Duran works with international artists who share his vision of a new World Music, which pushes the boundaries of traditional music styles and reinvents classic genres. He collaborated on platinum-selling album ‘Far From Home’, with Manu Chao and Kobo Town’s frontman Drew Gonsalves, together with winning the 2018 Juno Award for Best World Music album.