Felva Collaborates with Dancehall Artist Popeye Caution and Reggaeton Icon Jowell for ‘Starboy EP’

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Oct 27, 2023
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Written by Talisa Taylor Edited by Lesley Hayles Photo 1: International Recording Artist/Producer Felva

Photo 2: (from left) Dancehall recording Artist Popeye Caution; Jowell, Reggaeton Icon from the legendary duo Jowell Y Randy; and International Recording Artist, and Producer Felva

Felva’s ‘Starboy EP’ Release, Fuses Dancehall with Latin Music

October 3, 2023, Florida, USA: Latin-based recording artist and producer Felva has teamed up with Dancehall recording artist Popeye Caution and Reggaeton Icon Jowell, from the legendary duo Jowell Y Randy, on a multi-cultural project titled ‘Starboy EP’. The project features 3 songs, inclusive of ‘Asi Lo Hacemos’, ‘Jamaica’ and ‘Starboy Hot’, released under Felva’s label Maintain Music based in Miami, and distributed by Innercat Music.

All songs on the EP have corresponding videos that are vibrant, high energy with their own unique style and sound. “Starboy is a short project with a Latin and Dancehall combination. We had three songs that fit the vibe and I didn’t want to stretch that project anymore. With this I was able to preserve the high quality of the music”, said Felva. The famed producer/artist was excited about the fusion of dancehall and Latin sharing, “I feel like I needed to bridge that gap or create a crossover between the two. I also have a lot of respect for reggae and dancehall music. The core word in Reggaeton is Reggae. So, it’s really paying homage to the country/culture and although small, it has birthed a lot of greats and OGs. Shaggy, Shabba Ranks, and Bob Marley have all influenced global music. It’s about paying homage to the land of the greats”.

Felva, who conceptualized the EP from the summer of 2022, named the EP, ‘Starboy’ in reference to women celebrating ‘hot girl summer’, stating that men deserve to have a ‘star boy summer’. He added, “The EP has been a hit so far. I recently did an interview on satellite radio SiriusXM – Pitbull Globalization, and I was invited back to promote the release of the EP. We’re going to continue to do press in Jamaica and Latin America. We’re targeting urban Latin blogs on Instagram, pushing all three music videos, and we’re hosting a release party on October 6th at Racket Wynwood, in Miami, Florida”.

‘Starboy EP’ was featured on the New Music Friday Latin playlist on Spotify in its first week. The songs on the EP have garnered traction in the United States, Mexico, and Spain. To find out more about the EP and updates on Felva’s new project, follow him on Instagram @dimelofelva.