La canción de la semana #988

...is Aurora by Cantos de Río, from the Colombian band's EP Celebra la vida. Check out their live performance at Sesiones Detonante in Quibdó.

La canción de la semana #987

I don't think Rosalía needs any promotion on this blog, but still, I can't possibly ignore her latest album, Lux. My favourite — and the least over-the-top — song there is Memória, a fado composed and performed by Carminho and Rosalía.

La canción de la semana #986

...is La Huella del Códice, based on works by Santiago de Murcia (1673–1739) and performed by Berta Rojas with Evangelina Mascardi and Lincoln Almada. This composition appears on the Paraguayan guitarist's new album, La Huella de las Cuerdas. And if you have 33 minutes to spare, watch the "making of" documentary by the same name.

Berta Rojas: guitar Evangelina Mascardi: vihuela / baroque guitar Lincoln Almada: percussion

La canción de la semana #985

...is Itziarren semea, a 1975 song by the Basque duo Pantxoa eta Peio on the lyrics by Telesforo Monzón. I first heard this song in the recent concert of Jumelage & Familia Euskaló.

La canción de la semana #984

...is Guardaespaldas by Melanie Santiler. I discovered this Cuban singer thanks to El Gao Sessions; the beautiful version of this song opens Melanie's recent concert (26 September 2025).

Melanie Santiler: vocals Lázaro Peña: piano Kevin Figueredo: trumpet

La canción de la semana #983

Adrian Quesada's recent (30 September 2025) 'El Tiny' Desk Concert features four gorgeous boleros performed by four incredible vocalists. It was a tough choice but in the end I chose Tus Tormentas sung and played by Mireya Ramos of Flor de Toloache. This song appears on Quesada's 2022 album Boleros Psicodélicos.

Adrian Quesada: guitar Mireya Ramos: vocals, violin Joshy Soul: keys Ismael Cancel: congas, shakers Terin Ector: bass Jay Mumford: drums Kiku Enomoto: violin Andrew Griffin: viola Allison Seidner: cello

La canción de la semana #982

...is A Santa Bárbara aka Que viva Changó by Celina & Reutilio, a duo of Celina González and Reutilio Domínguez, from their 1956 album of the same name.

La canción de la semana #981

...is Hacia el Fondo by RUBIO. I discovered this Chilean band thanks to the recent (2 October 2025) 'El Tiny' Desk Concert.

Francisca Straube: vocals Rafael Durand: piano, guitar, string and vocal arrangements Pablo Stipicic: guitar Mike Hernandez: bass Nicolás "Lego Mustache" Arancibia: drums Daniela Arias Gallego: violin Carolina Pedroza: violin Sarah Kheel: viola Natalia Vilchis: cello Valentina Maria: backing vocals Melinda Rose Rodriguez: backing vocals Matheus Fonseca: backing vocals

La canción de la semana #980

...is Pablo de Sarasate's masterpiece Zigeunerweisen (Aires gitanos) performed by María Dueñas (violin) and Robert Kulek (piano).

La canción de la semana #979

...is Falta Algo by Chuwi. The Puerto Rican band are the stars of today's (25 September 2025) 'El Tiny' Desk Concert.

Lorén Aldarondo: vocals Wilfredo "Willy" Aldarondo: vocals, bass, tres cubano, percussion Wester Aldarondo: keys, piano, percussion, background vocals Adrián López: percussion, background vocals Jan Angelo Marrero Báez: French horn, background vocals Jorge Gabriel López: percussion, background vocals Abneris Jasmin: background vocals Carolina A. López Soto: background vocals, electronics