Let’s just say it: Ivelisse Del Carmen is doing reggaeton differently, and beautifully. Her new single, “Sin Filtro”, isn’t your typical club banger. Instead, it’s a daring, intimate exploration of identity, vulnerability, and creative freedom, all wrapped in rhythms that make your body move and your mind reflect.
From the very first note, you can hear her classical training weaving seamlessly into the Caribbean pulse of reggaeton. Spanish guitar flutters alongside sweeping orchestral strings, and then there’s her voice, operatic, powerful, yet tender, carrying lyrics that hit you right in the chest. Lines like “My ego, the spider, afraid to get hurt” don’t just sit there; they linger. It’s the kind of writing that’s unafraid to show the messy, complicated side of being human.
Produced by Paul Stanborough, who has a resume including Tina Turner and Kylie Minogue, “Sin Filtro” balances precision and emotion. The percussion keeps the song grounded in its Puerto Rican roots, while the classical flourishes elevate it into a cinematic soundscape. It’s music you can move to, yes, but also music you can sit with, reflect on, and feel something deeply.
What makes this track so compelling is the way Ivelisse reclaims reggaeton. She’s taking a genre that was once censored or stigmatized and turning it into a platform for honesty. “This isn’t club music, it’s reflection music,” she says, and she’s right. There’s anger, there’s healing, there’s joy, all existing together in one track, in one voice, on her own terms.
“Sin Filtro” is bold, cinematic, and fiercely personal. It’s proof that Ivelisse Del Carmen isn’t just making music, she’s shaping it, bending it, and ultimately, reclaiming it. And if this is a glimpse of what’s to come on her second album, we’re all in for something extraordinary.