#496: Shakira - Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998)

The Abrahams a here with album #496: Donde Estan Los Ladrones by the Colombian superstar Shakira. Abraham (Chenzie) and AbraHAM (Guy) are surprised to discover that before she was the blonde, hip-shaking global icon, Shakira was a "raven-haired guitar rocker" who sounded suspiciously like a Spanish Avril Lavigne.

They dive into the "logic" of the Rolling Stone blurb (if hips can't speak, can they lie?), the story of the stolen suitcase that inspired the album's title, and the unique fusion of Colombian rock and middle eastern grooves. But overall, this episode is just a one big Shakira appreciation session: her songwriting chops, production instincts and that instantly recognizable voice

Is this album a masterpiece of "Rock en Español" or just a collectio ...