Donde Estan Los Ladrones

Shakira conquered Spanish-speaking audiences with the intriguing "Pies Descalzos", but it is this album that remains the most pivotal moment of her career. "Dónde Están los Ladrones?" was Shakira's breakthrough, the album that established her internationally as a unique force in the music industry.
All the compositions here are careful work, the work of a craftsman. For the first time, Shakira sounds like a pro, her lyrics rich with dreamy imagery and poetic inspiration, as well as a surprisingly acute internal rythym. There is sudden, new-found maturity in all of these tracks revealing for the first time a depth and complexity that Shakira lacked in her first moves.
There isn't much variety here. Fun loving tracks and soulful power ballads take up most of this album, which is a good thing because Shakira obviously carries them out astonishingly well, but it is also mildly unsettling because there seem to be a million subjects her developed voice could also...Read more

I got this album after I bought Oral Fixation Vol.2 and this is a BEAUTIFUl album with majestic and wonderfully written songs that make you want to dance along. Her songs are beautifully written and touch you deep in the heart. Buy this album if you're considering it!!!

There are some albums you listen to that truly speak to your heart and permeate your soul. "Donde Estan Los Ladrones" is one of those albums. This was Shakira's second major rock album release in this country (she had released two earlier albums in her country, Colombia, as a young singer at the ages of thirteen and sixteen).

The sound on the album is a combination of smooth, melodious guitar riffs, powerful, ironic lyrics and definitely a distinctive latin flavor. The first song, "Ciega, Sordomuda" (Blind and Mute), has what sounds like mariachi horns at the beginning, along with a dance beat. This is an energizing beginning to a stirring album. What I love about Shakira's distinctive sound, is her ability to mix power ballads ("Si Te Vas," "Ne Creo," "Que Vuelvas") with softer, more demure, slower songs ("Moscas En La Casa," "Inevitable"--which starts out slow and builds speed, "Sombra De Ti"). Of course, one of the most well known songs is "Ojos Asi." This...Read more