It's that time of year again — and I can't believe that I've never published this truly iconic song by Álvarez Guedes. So, it's now or... the next New Year Eve, at least. I prefer now though. Here it is: Cada vez que pienso en ti.
31 diciembre 2021
24 diciembre 2021
La canción de la semana #783
From MUCHAPEPPER, the new project of Patáx leader Jorge Perez: the fabulous Gorditas featuring Pepper Solana!
17 diciembre 2021
12 diciembre 2021
03 diciembre 2021
La canción de la semana #780
This song, as heard today at Radio Corazón Tropical, truly made my day: Temperatura ambiente by Enrique Feliz featuring the great late Johnny Ventura (8 March 1940 — 28 July 2021).
La cerveza se toma bien fria El té se toma caliente Los problemas se toman con calma Y el vino a temperatura ambiente. |
27 noviembre 2021
18 noviembre 2021
13 noviembre 2021
04 noviembre 2021
La canción de la semana #776
Georges Mayer Dahan, better known as Georgie Dann, "el rey de la canción del verano", died yesterday in Madrid at the age of 81. One of his summer hits, Casatschok (1969), is a Spanish-language version of the French song by Rika Zaraï, in its turn based on the Soviet patriotic song Katyusha.
27 octubre 2021
La canción de la semana #775
21 octubre 2021
15 octubre 2021
La canción de la semana #773
...is Respirar by Eva Sierra and Ombligo.
(Eva Sierra) Dime que es esto que toca mi piel |
Anika (Ombligo): violin, vocals Ángel Cáceres (Ombligo): guitar, whistling Iker García: guitar |
07 octubre 2021
La canción de la semana #772
...is Te lo dí by Calima, from the band's latest EP CAution LIve aniMAls.
Elsa Formisano: vocals Juanlu Leprevost: bass Antonio Ramírez: electric guitar Cristobal Salazar: cajón Frederico Vaninni: electric guitar Lisa Bause: violin Gabriel González: drums Mark Lupescu: percussion |
02 octubre 2021
La canción de la semana #771
...is Under The Sun, the brand new song and video by Omar Banos aka Cuco.
23 septiembre 2021
La canción de la semana #770
...is Solo para ti by La Otra featuring María Ruiz (voice), Eva Sierra (voice and guitar) and Pablo Levin (cajón). This song appears on La Otra's new album Incendio.
18 septiembre 2021
La canción de la semana #769
...is Yo me pregunto by the Menorcan singer-songwriter Anna Ferrer. I learned about her from the Radio 3 programme El gran quilombo this morning.
In this acoustic version, Anna is accompanied by Pablo Millas on double bass. The video was filmed in Ca's Gomilas, the emblematic barber shop of Maó (Mahón).
10 septiembre 2021
La canción de la semana #768
...is The Beatles classic Blackbird reinterpreted by Patáx, from the band's new album Patáx Plays The Beatles.
03 septiembre 2021
27 agosto 2021
La canción de la semana #766
Celebrating the heatwave in style: La ciudad huele a sudor by Ginebras!
21 agosto 2021
La canción de la semana #765
...is Disfruto (re)interpreted by Carla Morrison and Alejandro Jiménez. The song first appeared on the Mexican singer-songwriter's 2012 album Déjenme llorar.
12 agosto 2021
La canción de la semana #764
...is Nada es verdad by Natalia Lafourcade and Los Cojolites. This song appears on Natalia's new album Un Canto Por México Vol. 2.
06 agosto 2021
La canción de la semana #763
...is L' Amor performed by Arianna Savall, from her 2003 album Bella Terra.
30 julio 2021
La canción de la semana #762
...is Cumbia Picaflor, from the new album Picaflor by Argentine percussionist and composer Martin Bruhn. From the album's blurb on BandCamp:
Filled with colour and festivity, this new release takes us on a journey to Peru’s Mantaro region and is a heartfelt homage to the Huanca music and culture. Recorded during the first year of the pandemic in Martin’s home studio, it has a beautifully simple, almost Lo-Fi aesthetic to it, which pays tribute to and resembles the original vinyl recordings of the andean region’s huayno orchestras.
23 julio 2021
La canción de la semana #761
...is Silbadora by Sonido Gallo Negro featuring Molly Lewis.
Molly Lewis: whistling Gabriel López: guitar Israel Martínez: bass Enrique Casasola: timbales Edwin Irigoyen: congas Darío Maldonado: synthesizer Lucio de los Santos: Flauta Roberto Bañuelos: guacharaca Dr. Alderete: theremin |
16 julio 2021
La canción de la semana #760
...is Indie by Benavent/di Geraldo/Pardo trio. This theme appears on the trio's new album, Flamenco Leaks.
Carles Benavent: bass Jorge Pardo: flute |
10 julio 2021
La canción de la semana #759
...is Tonada del Cabrestero by Simón Díaz, beautifully reinterpreted by Magalí Sare and Manel Fortià. This song appears on the duo's 2020 album Fang i núvols.
03 julio 2021
La canción de la semana #758
...is Trenes by Dolores Solá and Acho Estol, aka La Chicana. This song appears on the Argentine duo's latest album, Hikikomori.
25 junio 2021
La canción de la semana #757
...is Esperando el milagro by Pablo Milanés, accompanied by Cary Rosa Varona (cello) and Miguel Núñez (piano).
19 junio 2021
La canción de la semana #756
...is Fantasma interpreted by Loli Molina and Lito Vitale, from the Argentinian TV program Lito Vitale a la Medianoche (Televisión Pública, Argentina).
12 junio 2021
La canción de la semana #755
...is Tu rica boca, a rumba-mambo by Aurelio Machín made famous by Lola Flores and reinterpreted by Las Migas.
Las Migas perform tonight in Auditorio José Antonio Ramos, Parque Doramas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
04 junio 2021
La canción de la semana #754
...is False Prophets by Penya, a London-based trio consisting of multi-instrumentalist Magnus PI, lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lilli Elina and percussionist Jimmy le Messurier. The band's eponymous album is out now.
27 mayo 2021
La canción de la semana #753
...is Me Quité by Héctor Valentín, from the Cuban salsa veteran's new album of the same name. Read the review of Me Quité here and enjoy the salsa!
21 mayo 2021
La canción de la semana #752
I was meaning to publish this song for, well, the last six months or so — here it is, El Día Que No by Amparanoia, from their (now almost) new album Himnopsis Colectiva.
15 mayo 2021
La canción de la semana #751
...is Plegaria a la duda by Trinidad Jiménez and her band, recorded live at JAZZMADRID20.
Trinidad Jiménez: flute, effects, composition and arrangement David Sancho: piano and synthesizer Julio Martín: Hammond and Moog Borja Barrueta: drums and electronics |
06 mayo 2021
La canción de la semana #750
Noa Drezner: guitar Toñi Romero, Yehuda "Shuky" Shveky: vocals Faluky Torres: bass, percussion, palmas David Cuevas: palmas |
...is Mar de penas by my new flamenco guitar hero, Noa Drezner. This song appears on Noa's 2019 album El Hilo Rojo.
29 abril 2021
La canción de la semana #749
...is Hombres Necios, based on a poem by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648–1695), by Juan Valderrama. This song appears on his 2019 album Mujeres de carne y verso.
23 abril 2021
La canción de la semana #748
...is La Era del GigaHertz by Frente Cumbiero, from the Bogotá-based quartet 2020 album Cera Perdida.
Pedro Ojeda: timbales, bells, percussion Marco Fajardo: tenor sax, clarinet Sebastián Rozo: euphonium |
16 abril 2021
La canción de la semana #747
...is Equinoccio by Fernando Lamadrid, from his new album De paso.
Enrique Rodríguez: oud Juan Sebastián Vázquez: piano Carlos Leal: guitar David Bao: drums |
06 abril 2021
La canción de la semana #746
...is Thuon Mok Loga from Omar Sosa's new album An East African Journey.
Olith Ratego: vocals, nyatiti Steve Argüelles: drums Christophe Minck: double bass Alan Sousa: percussion |
30 marzo 2021
La canción de la semana #745
...is Lágrimas by Las Lloronas, "a Brussels-based trio that merges acoustic music with slam poetry". The trio consists of Sura Solomon (Belgium/USA), Amber in't Veld (Spain/The Netherlands) and Marieke Werner (Germany). This song opens the band's new album Soaked that I learned about thanks to the Songlines review.
23 marzo 2021
La canción de la semana #744
...is Alas de Bandoneón by Fabián Carbone Project, from soon-to-be released CD of the same name. The band presented their new work last Saturday, 20 March, in the Auditorio José Antonio Ramos, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Abel Calzetta: guitar Lila Horovitz: bass guitar Arturo García: drums |
15 marzo 2021
La canción de la semana #743
...is Si me matan, a poignant and powerful new song by Silvana Estrada.
Si me matan |
08 marzo 2021
La canción de la semana #742
...is Gomero en Eros by Pascuala Ilabaca in a brand new video filmed by Cristobal de la Cuadra and Pablo Miranda with participation of María Garces, Naomi Spence, Sol Aburto, Niza Solari and Gaby Paz. This song appears on Ilabaca's latest EP, Amatoria. Here you can listen to all of it, complete with lyrics and guitar chords.
Simón González: arrangement Daniella Rivera: violin Fernanda Prieto: violin Isabel Flores: viola Valentina del Canto: cello |
03 marzo 2021
La canción de la semana #741
...is Caminadora by Julia de Castro performed live for the Spanish TV programme Un país para escucharlo. This song appears on Castro's 2020 album La Historiadora.
25 febrero 2021
La canción de la semana #740
The Yellow Nimbus, featuring Paco de Lucía, was composed by Chick Corea and appeared on his 1982 album Touchstone. Today, I came across the earlier version, recorded by the classic Paco de Lucía Sextet with Corea as a guest artist live on 25 July 1981 at the Live Under the Sky festival and released (when? by whom? — not clear) as a two-CD set.
Ramón de Algeciras: flamenco guitar Carles Benavent: bass guitar Pepe de Lucía: vocals Jorge Pardo: flute, saxophone Rubem Dantas: percussion Chick Corea: piano |
19 febrero 2021
La canción de la semana #739
...is Cariñosa by Joan Garriga i el Mariatxi Galàctic, with Chico Soto, Jose David Arcila and JKEscorcia. This song appears on the 2020 album El Ball i el Plany.
10 febrero 2021
La canción de la semana #738
...is a Galician folk song A costureira performed by María Toro. This song appears on Toro's new album Fume.
Andrés Litwin: drums Antonio Miguel: double bass David Sancho: piano María Toro: vocal, tambourine |
04 febrero 2021
29 enero 2021
La canción de la semana #736
...is Nunca vas a comprender performed by Rita Payés.
Rita Payés Roma: guitar, trombone and vocal Elisabeth Roma Torres: guitar Horacio Fumero: double bass Juan R. Berbín: percussion |
21 enero 2021
La canción de la semana #735
...is Yo también performed by Aceysele Chacón Méndez of Fuerteventura. And here you can watch her complete concert on 17 September 2020 in Fabrica La Isleta, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, (sometimes) accompanied by Ernesto Rossger (guitar) and Emilio Diena (drums).
15 enero 2021
La canción de la semana #734
... is Mamita performed by AYOM.
Formed in Barcelona in 2018, AYOM is made up of 6 members from Angola, Brazil, Greece and Italy with Brazilian singer and percussionist Jabu Morales centre stage.
Alberto Becucci: accordeon Timoteo Grignani: percussion Walter Martins: percussion Jabu Morales: voice, percussion Ricardo Quinteria: bass |