About Machika

"Machika" (presumed to mean "smash" in the Papiamento language) is a song recorded by Colombian singer J Balvin, Aruban singer Jeon and Brazilian singer Anitta. It was released as a single on 19 January 2018 through Capitol Records and Universal Music Latin from Balvin's studio album Vibras. The song was written by Balvin, Jeon and Anitta together with producer Sky Rompiendo. The song is produced by Clyde Narain and CHILDSPLAY.

Directed by 36 Grados, the accompanying music video premiered on Vevo the same day of the single release. It features a post-apocalyptic setting. J Balvin and Jeon Arvani first performed the song together at the Calibash festival in Los Angeles, without Anitta. Anitta later performed the song at the Festival Planeta Atl�ntida in Brazil. An EDM remix of the song by American DJ Dillon Francis was released on 30 March 2018. On 31 May 2018, a multilingual remix featuring artists G-Eazy, Sfera Ebbasta, MC Fioti and Duki was released.