When the Leagues Cup approached Emilio Estefan to produce this year's tournament anthem, the renowned producer and songwriter knew exactly what he wanted to capture with this song.
“My idea was to create something that is important to me, and that was to highlight unity and different cultures,” says Estefan Advertising sign on the writing and production of “Nuestros Colores”, the official anthem for the Leagues Cup 2024. “That's why I had artists from different cultures, to represent the unity between us Latinos and to really show our different colors” .
The upbeat, horn-fueled percussion track features Mexican mariacheño star Christian Nodal. Argentinian singer Abel Pintos; Cuban-American producer and multi-instrumentalist Emily Estefan (daughter of Emilio and Gloria Estefan). Black Eyed Peas' Taboo? Colombian singer-songwriter Gusi; and, from Panama, Rabanes singer Emilio Regueira.
Estefan created a global sound that reflected the international reach of the tournament and the diversity of the teams. The Leagues Cup had approached other producers, but “they came back with something very local, something either very Mexican or very Colombian,” Estefan explains. “I said, 'Let me try it,' and I made a song that's true to what I do. I mix sounds. I do this from Miami Sound Machine. We became famous because we combined cultures and sounds.”
The annual Leagues Cup is an international soccer tournament involving the United States' respective Major League Soccer (MLS) and Mexico's Liga MX clubs. Lionel Messi's Inter Miami are the defending champions. It's the team Estefan, who is based in Miami, wants this year, he confirms. “Inter Miami brought so much unity to Miami,” he explains. “When you go to a game, you see people from all over the world.”
Immediately following the end of the Copa America, the soccer tournament currently being held in the US, the 2024 League Cup is scheduled to begin on July 26, with all matches being played in the US and Canada.
Listen to “Nuestros Colores” below:
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