31 diciembre 2021

La canción de la semana #784

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.

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.

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

...is Un Mismo Cielo, a song by Sofía Rei from the Argentine singer's latest album, Umbral. The video directed by Agus Verrastro features dancers Julia Sanz Fernandez and Guillem Ripoll.

15 octubre 2021

La canción de la semana #773

...is Respirar by Eva Sierra and Ombligo.

Respirar
(Eva Sierra)
Dime que es esto que toca mi piel
y que se queda de viaje.
Quiero que sepa que roba mi luz
y que es mejor que se largue.

Me gustaría mirar a través
sin ponerme su traje,
pero a ratitos la puedo mirar
y dejar que me abrace.

Y respirar,
cuando ya no me entre el aire,
cuando piense que quizá
este invierno se me pegue hasta tan dentro,
respirar,
respirar para soltarlo,
respirar para variar.

Dime que esto que intento soltar
que camina conmigo.
Quiero que duerma y no robe mi paz,
que libere mi camino,
pero si quiero mirar hacia atrás y sentir que la miro de lejos,
tengo que hacer algo más y enfrentarme a sus miedos.
    Eva Sierra: guitar, vocals
    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.

    David Porta: vocals
    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

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).

03 septiembre 2021

La canción de la semana #767

...is Si la Luna Quiere by Queralt Lahoz, from her 2021 album Pureza.

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.

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

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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.

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.

    Mario Galeano: keyboards, electronics, guacharaca, electric bass
    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.

    Fernando Lamadrid: bass
    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.

    Omar Sosa: piano
    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.

    Fabián Carbone: bandoneon
    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
cuando me encuentren
que digan siempre
que digan siempre

Que fui cantora
viviendo sueños
que como todas
crecí con miedo

Y aún así
salí solita
a ver estrellas
andar los días

Y aún así
salí solita
a ver estrellas
a amar la vida

Si me matan
si es que me encuentran
llénenme de flores
cúbranme de tierra

Que yo seré semilla
para las que vienen
que ya nadie nos calla
ya nada nos contiene

Y que suenen los cantos
como un manto tibio
curándonos la herida
de lo que hemos perdido

Y que un grito cual trueno
nos arranque del duelo
nos han quitado tanto
nos quitaron el miedo

Que quede la esperanza
y el azul del cielo
mirarnos a la cara
hermana yo te quiero

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.

    Pascuala Ilabaca: music, lyrics, vocals
    Simón González: arrangement
    Daniella Rivera: violin
    Fernanda Prieto: violin
    Isabel Flores: viola
    Valentina del Canto: cello

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.

    Paco de Lucía: flamenco guitar
    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

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.
AYOM
    Pedro Bastos: guitar
    Alberto Becucci: accordeon
    Timoteo Grignani: percussion
    Walter Martins: percussion
    Jabu Morales: voice, percussion
    Ricardo Quinteria: bass