The Telegram (St. John's)

Will Smith gets hid jiggy back

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New York (AP) — Will Smith is getting jiggy with music again. The Grammywinn­ing rapper and Oscarnomin­ated actor appears on a remix of Colombian band Bomba Estereo’s song, “Fiesta” The remix was released digitally Friday. The collaborat­ion marks Smith’s return to music since his 2005 album, “Lost and Found.” Smith discovered Bomba Estereo, known for its blend of Latin, tropical and electro sounds, on a recent trip to Colombia. He then asked the group to collaborat­e. “When I was told that Will Smith wanted to collaborat­e on a remix with Bomba, I couldn't believe it,” band founder and multiinstr­umentalist Simon Mejia said in a statement. “This opportunit­y to work with Will was beyond anything we have dreamed of. ... It's just magic.” Smith, 47, raps in both English and Spanish on the song. He recently shot a music video for the remix with Bomba Estereo.

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