borza Shares his Love for Life on Collaborative New Song “Mundo de ilusión”
Throughout the years, borza has collaborated on many records with emerging artists from the Quebec music scene, as well as with international established artists such as Emmylou Harris, the McGarrigle sisters, and Lauryn Hill. borza is a musical chameleon – his first release in 2016 was the alternative folk EP, Playing With Time, his debut LP in 2019 was the indie rock/folk/reggae influenced Cocoon, and now he is offering something new – an urban/R&B/roots song, “Mundo de ilusión.”
“Mundo de ilusión” is a track that has a mixture of cultures and styles – something grounded in roots, with electro beats, and a sprinkle of Latin flair. The song features lyrics in Spanish, French, and English. borza wanted to write a reminder to enjoy life. Don’t wait for that perfect moment to start living the life you want, get closer to it every day, one day at a time!
The song was finished during a trip to Cuba where he met the Spanish singer, Yoandris Torres Fondin. As they were waiting for the studio to be ready, the two of them relaxed on the beach, playing around with song ideas. They recorded vocals for the track right there, and it ended up being the take used in the final version.
Listen to “Mundo de ilusión” below and learn more about borza via our Five Questions With segment.
Care to introduce yourself to our readers?
Hey there, I’m Borza, I live about an hour from Montreal in the middle of the woods, working on music all the time.
Tell us a bit about your most recent release.
I was in Santiago de Cuba and met Yoandris (Spanish singer) at the hotel I was staying at. He helped me to get in touch with a percussion player that I had seen, and then brought me to a house with a studio, where I met “Pastor” the sound engineer. However, the studio was not set up because of certain renovations they had just finished doing. They asked me to wait for an hour while they would set it up, and sent me to the rhum store. The percussion tracks went great, but we needed more time for the vocals. So one day Yoandris & I were chilling at the beach, and decided to just do the vocal track right there and then with the iPhone as the mic and the iPad as playback, that ended up being the take on the track. The objective was to get the tracks I needed with the right feel whether it was in a home studio or recording with an iPhone on the beach.
Where do you tend to pull inspiration from when writing?
Whatever situation or realization makes me feel good, I try to share that with others, I guess my way of sharing some love.
Do you have any upcoming shows you’d like to tell us about?
I’m going to start looking into how I’d like to present the show after a few songs are up. I have lots of production work to do in the studio for now.
What’s your goal for 2023?
To put out lots of music, more than usual. I spend a lot of my time working with other artists that I love, however, I feel I need to release more of my own material, and I will do so.