No Para

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"No Para"
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Single by Daniela Lalita
from the album Trececerotres
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedAugust 24, 2022 (2022-08-24)
Studio Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ
Genre
Length3:31
Label Young
Songwriters
Producer
  • Daniela Lalita
Daniela Lalita singles chronology
"Tenía Razón"
(2022)		"No Para"
(2022)
Music video
"No Para" on YouTube

"No Para" (English: "Do Not Stop") is a song by Peruvian musician Daniela Lalita. It was released on August 24, 2022, through Young as the second single from her debut EP Trececerotres (2022). The song was written by Lalita and Miguel Ballumbrosio.

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Recording and composition

"No Para" was recorded at Sterling Sound. [2] Daniela Lalita co-wrote and produced the track, providing vocals and performing on a Buchla synthesizer. Additional programming and audio engineering were handled by Alex Epton. The song was mixed by Gabriel Schuman and mastered by Grammy Award–winning engineer Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound. [2] [3]

Musically, "No Para" is set in common time with a very fast tempo of 176 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of F♯m and follows a chord progression of C♯–F♯m–D–Bm. [4]

If features an Afro-Peruvian cajón, played by Miguel Ballumbrosio. [1] [5] The multifaceted vocal passages form the foundation of the track and the song's dark atmosphere is enhanced by minimalist and tribal electronics. [1]

Release and reception

Following its release on August 24, 2022, through Young, [6] , "No Para" was included in District Magazine's "Top 10 Tracks", the publication's weekly roundup of notable new music, [7] , in a list of songs of the year by Swiss newspaper Der Bund, [8] and in a list of 100 songs of 2022. [1] According to Remezcla , the song combines prominent vocals with a Buchla-based electronic arrangement and choral textures, reflecting Lalita's compositional approach. [9] Acero highlighted the Lalita's vocal range and emotional intensity. In the interview with the magazine, Lalita described how an unintentionally audible moment of vulnerability became an integral part of the work and central to the artistic intention of seeking emotional authenticity and personal understanding. [10]

Music video

The music video for "No Para" was directed by Bradley & Pablo and filmed at a volcanic site near Arequipa, Peru, at an altitude of approximately 16,000 feet above sea level. It features Lalita dressed in her own hand-sewn garments, re-enacting a ritual she had performed months earlier at the same location. Lalita has described the setting as being significant to her grandmother's worldview. [11] [12]

Track listing and formats

Digital download [6] [13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Para"
  • Lalita
3:31

Credits and personnel

Musicians

Technical

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stone, Lester (January 2, 2023). "Las 100 canciones peruanas del 2022: Puestos 25 – 01" [The 100 Peruvian songs of 2022: Rankings 25–01]. Rock Achorao' (in Spanish). Lima. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "2022 EP | Daniela Lalita | Trececerotres". Sterling-Sound.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Artist Joe LaPorta". Grammy . The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Daniela Lalita - No Para (Official Music Video)". Chordify. September 16, 2022. Archived from the original on December 16, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Ferreiro, Teresa (September 29, 2022). "Daniela Lalita". Nuebo (in Spanish). Madrid. p. 58. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "No Para". Young . August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Top Ten Tracks: Not The Twos, Ezra Collective & more 26/8/22". District Magazine. Dublin. August 26, 2022. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ Hebeisen, Ane (December 31, 2022). "Popmusik, die bewegt hat | Unsere Songs des Jahres 2022" [Pop music that moved us | Our songs of the year 2022]. Der Bund (in German). Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ Portillo, Nayeli (August 26, 2022). "16 New Songs to Listen to This Week From Gepe to Justin Quiles". Remezcla . Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ Rodríguez Molina, Antonio (October 5, 2022). "Daniela Lalita | El aliento de una voz en proceso vital" [Daniela Lalita | The Breath of a Voice in Vital Process]. Acero (in Spanish). Barcelona: Jazzmetal. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lalita, Daniela (October 31, 2022). "Line Noise: With Daniela Lalita" (Interview). Interviewed by Cardew, Ben. Primavera Sound.
  12. ↑ Huilcape Meléndez, Sofía (June 1, 2021). "Arequipa: productora británica graba videoclip en el Mirador de los Volcanes" [Arequipa: British production company shoots video clip at the Mirador de los Volcanes]. El Búho (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "No Para by Daniela Lalita". Bandcamp . Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
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