Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón

Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón
Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón
Studio album by Christian Alicea
Released	June 26, 2025
Genre	Salsa; Merengue; Bachata;
Length	50:12
Label	Therapist Music; Rimas;
Producer	Urales "Dj Buddha" Vargas; Eliot "El Mago D Oz" Feliciano; Christian Alicea;
Christian Alicea chronology
Singles from Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón
	"Hello, What's Up"; Released: February 11, 2025; "Me Lo Gozo"; Released: June 06, 2025; "Carrusel"; Released: June 26, 2025;

Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón, released on June 26, 2025, is the third studio album by Puerto Rican recording artist Christian Alicea, under a partnership with Therapist Music and Rimas Entertainment.^[1]

A musical tribute to his cultural roots spanning from salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia, bomba, plena and afrobeat. The album features collaborations with Jowell & Randy, J Alvarez, Frabian Eli, Eliot El Mago D Oz, and DJ Buddha.^[2]

Within a month, the album was praised by Billboard, which ranked it #9 on its list of the 25 Best Latin Albums of 2025 (so far).^[3] It also received acclaim from Rolling Stone,^[4] and Remezcla named him one of the top rising Puerto Rican artists to watch during Bad Bunny’s San Juan residency.^[5]

The first single "Hello, What's Up"^[6] reached the top ten on the Billboard Tropical Airplay Chart.^[7] Follow-up singles were "Me Lo Gozo" ^[8] and "Carrusel".

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello, What’s Up"	Jorge Luis Chacín Martinez Christian Bosque Alicea Urales Vargas Eliot Feliciano Jay Dary Castillo	Christian Alicea Dramos	3:10
2.	"Me Lo Gozo"	Dennis Evaristo Ramos Cardona Bosque Alicea Vargas Palacios Feliciano Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	2:47
3.	"Carrusel" (featuring Jowell y Randy & Dj Buddha)	Vladimar "Dj Blass" Felix Ray C. Rodriguez Randy Ariel Acevedo Ortiz Joel Alexis Munoz Martinez Bosque Alicea Vargas Palacios Feliciano Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	4:20
4.	"Desde Arriba"	Omar Soto Bosque Alicea Feliciano Vargas Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	3:23
5.	"El Dominó"	Soto Bosque Alicea Feliciano Vargas Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	3:04
6.	"Homenaje A J Alvarez" (featuring J Alvarez)	Javid David Alvarez Nelson Diaz Martinez Alberto Lozada Algarin Bosque Alicea Vargas Feliciano Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	3:27
7.	"Lograré"	Bosque Alicea Vargas Palacios Ramirez Feliciano Castillo Ramos Cardona Soto	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	3:22
8.	"Fortuna"	Chacín Martinez Bosque Alicea Vargas Feliciano Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	2:54
9.	"E.M.U."	William Omar Landron Eliel Lind Osorio Jose Nieves-Jaime Kenny Vazquez Felix Rafael Pina Nieves Gabriel Antonio Cruz-Padilla Eduardo Cabra Rene Perez Raymond Ayala Joan Ortiz Espada Bosque Alicea Vargas Feliciano Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	6:44
10.	"Tus Celos" (featuring Eliot El Mago D Oz)	Bosque Alicea Vargas Feliciano Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	3:12
11.	"SWINGKETE"	Bosque Alicea Vargas Feliciano Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	2:43
12.	"Bomba Para Afincar"	Luis Armando Lozada Cruz Bosque Alicea Vargas Feliciano Castillo	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	2:39
13.	"En PR Con Plena"	Bosque Alicea Vargas Palacio Feliciano Castillo Ramos Cardona	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	2:50
14.	"Ella Es Así"	Bosque Alicea Vargas Feliciano Castillo Ramos Cardona	Eliot El Mago D Oz Dj Buddha	2:44
15.	"Gracias" (featuring Frabian Eli)	Frabian Eli Carrion Barreto Javier Andres Rivera Bosque Alicea Vargas Palacios Feliciano Castillo	Frabian Eli Javier Rivera	2:46
Total length:				50:12

Credits and personnel

Performers

Eliot Feliciano – Piano, Bass, Guitar, coro
Harold Correa – Trumpet (Track 1,6,7,8,9)
Caliche Sabogal – Percussions (Track 1,3)
Cristian Rios – Trombone (Track 1,3,9,13)
Juan Manuel Rosales – Trumpet (Track 3)
Camille Vargas - Violin, Viola, Cello (Track 4)
Denisse Zapata Osorio – coro (Track 4,5)
Luis Fernando Uribe Murel – Trombone (Track 4,5,6,7,8,12)
Omar “Puh” Soto – Percussions (Track 4,5,6,7,8,9,12,13)
Juan Diego Olaya Holguen – Trumpet (Track 4,5,12,13)
Andy Williams – Trumpet & Guitar (Track 10)
Jose Francisco Villa Rivera "Pacho" – Bass (Track 13)
Frabian Eli - Violin (Track 15)

Technical

Christian Alicea – executive producer
Urales "Dj Buddha Vargas – Arranger, programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Mastering, executive producer
Eliot "El Mago D Oz" Feliciano – Arranger, programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Mastering, executive producer
Carlos Palacios – associate producer
Jay Dary Castillo – associate producer
Francisco M Mejías - Art direction
Dennis Ramos – Engineer

References

[1] "Christian Alicea's 'Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón' & More Best New Music Latin". Billboard.

[2] "'Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón' de Christian Alicea y más de lo mejor de la Nueva Música Latina". Billboard.

[3] "The 25 Best Latin Albums of 2025 So Far (Staff Picks)". Billboard.

[4] "Christian Alicea estrena Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón". 27 June 2025.

[5] "Listen to These Rising Puerto Rican Artists to Hype You up Before Bad Bunny's Puerto Rico Residency". July 2025.

[6] "'Hello, What's Up' de Christian Alicea y más de lo mejor de la Nueva Música Latina". Billboard.

[7] "Tropical Airplay". Billboard.

[8] "Christian Alicea mezcla cumbia y sabor en su nuevo tema "Me lo gozo"". 6 June 2025.

[9] "Christian Alicea's 'Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón' & More Best New Music Latin". Billboard.

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