 Although primarily a pop rock album , Laundry Service also draws influences from a variety of musical genres . The singer credited this to her mixed ethnicity , saying " I am a fusion . That 's my persona . I 'm a fusion between black and white , between pop and rock , between cultures - between my Lebanese father and my mother 's Spanish blood , the Colombian folklore and Arab dance I love and American music . " Arabian and Middle Eastern elements , which had a high influence on Dónde Están los Ladrones ? , are also present in Laundry Service , most prominently on " Eyes Like Yours " ( Ojos Así ) . Musical styles from different South American countries surface on the album . Tango , a style of fast @-@ paced ballroom dance that originated in Argentina , is evident on " Objection ( Tango ) " , which also combines elements of rock and roll . The uptempo track features a guitar solo and a bridge in which Shakira delivers rap @-@ like vocals . " Whenever , Wherever " blends pop rock with Andean music and contains instrumentation from panpipes and the charango - traditional instruments generally associated with the genre . 
