Tokischa’s hair spikes out like jagged rays of an eccentric sun, bleached in a shade of unapologetic, brassy yellow. The hairdo — teased in the dual music video for her tracks “Miami” and “Celos,” released in June — is intentionally loud. It’s a technicolor warning that something seismic is coming, a glimpse into a new phase that the Dominican star has been meticulously planning. “The hair is key in the world of the album,” Tokischa teases of her forthcoming debut.

The look itself is a callback to Tokischa’s 2021 music video for the frenetic “Tukuntazo,” one of her early breakout hits, where she wrapped her curls in aluminum foil to construct the jagged shapes. “Now that I have access to wigs and a hairdresser, I can really use that hair concept and develop a character with that aesthetic

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