Boza Opens a New Era With Perthro and “Quiero Despertar”
Boza is beginning the next chapter of his catalog piece by piece. The Panamanian artist has released Perthro, a three-song bundle led by “Quiero Despertar” alongside “Desapego” and “Pandora,” introducing the first music from a rollout that will ultimately lead to his next album in 2027.
Rather than revealing the project through a conventional sequence of disconnected singles, Boza plans to gradually introduce the album through groups of songs. Perthro establishes the concept with three records connected by relationships and emotional transition while moving musically between Afrobeat and an electronic-infused take on merengue.
At the center is “Quiero Despertar,” an intimate Afrobeat record built around the uncomfortable space between knowing a relationship has ended and still wanting the person who was part of it. Boza recognizes that repeatedly returning to the relationship is causing more damage, but the emotional and physical connection makes separation difficult.
Its official music video translates that tension visually through a couple who continue to love one another while recognizing that remaining together may no longer be healthy.
That conflict expands across Perthro. “Desapego” stays within an Afrobeat foundation but turns inward, examining the difference between genuine love and attachment and the process of prioritizing yourself after a relationship has become painful.
“Pandora” changes both the mood and rhythmic direction. Built around an electronic-infused merengue sound, the song moves beyond separation toward the possibility of starting again. An unexpected encounter restores the excitement of attraction and the willingness to consider falling in love again.
“This bundle is about the different stages you go through when you care about someone,” Boza said in a statement accompanying the release, describing a progression from rediscovering connection to recognizing when it is necessary to walk away and focus on oneself.
That sequencing makes Perthro more than a three-track sampler. The songs effectively operate as different points within the same emotional cycle: holding on, letting go and becoming open to what comes afterward.
For Boza, that structure also creates room to continue expanding his musical identity without forcing every record into the same sonic category. His career has increasingly demonstrated an ability to operate around the intersection of Panamanian urbano, Caribbean rhythms, Afro-influenced production and Latin pop. Moving from two Afrobeat-oriented songs into electronic merengue reinforces that versatility while keeping melody at the center of the project.
The rollout itself may ultimately be just as important as the individual songs.
With a full album not expected until 2027, releasing the project in bundles gives Boza an opportunity to establish smaller creative worlds before audiences hear the complete body of work. Instead of asking listeners to absorb an entire album at once, each collection can introduce its own narrative and musical direction while remaining connected to a larger project.
It is a strategy particularly suited to the current Latin music landscape, where artists are balancing the storytelling possibilities of albums with an audience increasingly accustomed to discovering music one release at a time. Perthroallows Boza to work within both formats: maintaining a steady flow of new material while building toward something larger.
The release also follows Boza Acústicos, adding another dimension to a period in which Boza has been presenting different interpretations of his sound. Where the acoustic project placed greater attention on songwriting and performance, Perthro returns the focus to production, rhythm and the genre fluidity that has become increasingly central to his music.
More importantly, the new bundle signals that Boza’s next album cycle is not being positioned as a sudden reset. It is being constructed gradually. Perthro establishes the first pieces, but its biggest question may be what comes next: whether future bundles continue moving between genres, introduce collaborations or begin revealing a broader narrative connecting the eventual album.
For now, “Quiero Despertar,” “Desapego” and “Pandora” provide the opening chapter, and the first indication of how Boza intends to build toward 2027.
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