13 septiembre 2025

La canción de la semana #977

...is Todo Lo Que Somos performed by Latinta, Paula Neder & Alejo García. I discovered Latinta thanks to their recent concert at Sábado Corto (Sesiones Sábado Corto #59, 6 September 2025).

05 septiembre 2025

La canción de la semana #976

...is La Noche Que Te Fuiste composed in 1945 by Osmar Maderna with lyrics by José María Contursi. I first heard this beautiful tango as performed by Yazmina Raies Trio with Paula Castignola.

    Mariana Borghi: double bass
    Sofía Calvet: bandoneón
    Paula Castignola: vocals
    Yazmina Raies: piano

30 agosto 2025

La canción de la semana #975

...is Sol de Luna Llena by Rebecca Roger Cruz, from the Venezuelan singer's gorgeous debut album Río Abajo.

    Léna Aubert: double bass
    Juri Cainero: percussion
    Léonore Grollemund: cello
    Sylvain Rabourdin: violin
    Rebecca Roger Cruz: lead vocals

14 agosto 2025

La canción de la semana #973

...is Como Duele Una Traición by Ernestina Reyes "La Calandria" (1925—1994). This song appears on the (highly recommended) compilation Edna Martinez Presents Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean.

08 agosto 2025

La canción de la semana #972

Remembering the great late Eddie Palmieri (15 December 1936 — 6 August 2025) with Revolt/La Libertad Lógico, the opening track of his classic 1971 album Vamonos Pa'l Monte. Here is a solo piano version of La Libertad from Palmieri's Tiny Desk Concert (26 August 2016).

01 agosto 2025

La canción de la semana #971

...is Uku Ñan by Grecia Albán. This song appears on the Ecuadorian singer-songwriter's new album Nubes Selva.

11 julio 2025

La canción de la semana #968

...is Adagio in G minor by Remo Giazotto (not by Albinoni!) as performed by María López (hurdy-gurdy, piano). This composition appears on the Galician multi-instrumentalist's new album Daydreaming.