Juanes stopped by the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night to perform the single “La Luz” off his latest album, Loco de Amor. As previously reported in our feature story about his work with producer Steve Lillywhite, the album was recorded with acoustic guitars, and Juanes stuck with that approach for his live show as well. He was the first Latin artist to perform on the latest incarnation of the show, though it was his fifth overall appearance.
About "La Luz," Lillywhite told Music Times: "It definitely has a Colombian rhythm in there. It isn't very representative of the album, but when you hear it within the album it works absolutely perfectly."
Loco de Amor, which dropped yesterday, has reached No. 1 on iTunes in 13 countries and No. 2 in three more. The album also holds the No. 1 and 2 spots on the U.S. Latin Pop Sales Chart on iTunes. His single, "La Luz" currently sits at No. 1 on Billboards Latin Airplay Chart as well.
Tonight, Juanes will premiere the album live for the first time on Terra. The performance will be streamed digitally worldwide from Miami as part of the "Terra Live Music in Concert" series. The show will also feature some of the Colombian star's greatest hits.
The theme of his sixth studio album is to view love through a prism. "[You] see love and all the different approaches that love and relationships have," Juanes told Music Times. "When love is possible, when love is like a nightmare, when love is like a dream, when people suffer trying to be loved, or trying to love somebody else. All these kinds of situations we have in normal life."
Check out a replay of Juanes' performance on The Tonight Show, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
