# How Carlos Santana and Natalia Lafourcade Came Together For ‘Hermano,’ an Ode to Migrants

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-carlos-santana-and-natalia-lafourcade-came-together-for-hermano-an-ode-to-migrants/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:41:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:09:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/carlos-santana-natalia-lafourcade-hermano-song-1235652652/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Lafourcade, Santana and Barrera made “Hermano” for migrants.
- The ballad calls for unity and empathy.
- Its sound blends Latin folk roots with contemporary production.

## Summary

Natalia Lafourcade, Carlos Santana and producer Edgar Barrera have joined forces on “Hermano”, a ballad dedicated to migrants and the wider immigrant community. The song calls for unity and empathy amid discrimination and racism affecting Latino communities in the United States.

Lafourcade says the melody came to her in a dream and began as a ballad with a Veracruz feel. The recording blends son jarocho and huapango influences, a 6/8 rhythm and the Venezuelan cuatro with contemporary production and Santana’s guitar; the collaborators shaped it to sound both Mexican and universal.

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