...is El Corazón del Sapo by the Madrid-based The Machetazo. The members of this quintet studied jazz at Musikene (Conservatorio Superior de Música de País Vasco), San Sebastián, but it was New York where they decided to form a band. This theme appears on their album 1290 Prospect Place.
The Machetazo: Jorge Castañeda (piano), Daniel Juárez (sax), Nacho Fernández (guitar), Darío Guibert (double bass) and Mikel Urretagoiena (drums).
...is Dulces Recuerdos by the utterly amazing New York-based all-female Mariachi band Flor De Toloache.
I learned about the Cuban drummer Yissy García from a video by Havana Cultura. This week's song is Mr. Miller performed by Yissy & Bandancha.
...is Johnny Winter's Self Destruction Blues, performed by Deaf Dogs. This blues-rock band hails from Cantabria and features Marco Pardo (vocals and guitar), Paco Gómez (guitar), Pitu Magaldi (bass) and Antonio Pérez (drums). Deaf Dogs play in El Cazurro (Liencres) on Thursday, 21 September.
...is Sombras performed by Noa Lur and Antonio Lizana. This song appears on Noa's 2016 album, Trouble Maker.
...is No a la guerra by two bands from Barcelona, La Pegatina and Che Sudaka. This song was recorded on occasion of the 10th anniversary of La Pegatina's debut album, Al carrer!
...is amazing Urge by Martín Urieta, in a brand new video by Lila Downs!
...is Lylah by the Spanish soul/funk band Mary & The Black Brains, from their self-titled debut album.
...is Flores by the Cuban singer-songwriter Danay Suárez. Her new album, Palabras Manuales, is out now.
