The last song of this year is El Sol by La Perla, from the Colombian all-female trio debut album Callejera.
Karen Forero Quiñones Giovanna Mogollón León |
30 diciembre 2022
23 diciembre 2022
La canción de la semana #835
...is Cerca de las estrellas by Los Pekenikes, from their 1969 album Alarma.
17 diciembre 2022
La canción de la semana #834
...is Eleanor Rigby, the first single of the upcoming album Levity by Albert Vila.
09 diciembre 2022
La canción de la semana #833
...is Kilos de Amor by Tokischa and Natanael Cano. I first heard this corrido on Tokischa's Tiny Desk Concert (12 October 2022).
02 diciembre 2022
La canción de la semana #832
...is the song I first heard on the Radio 3 programme Melodías pizarras (26 November 2022): La Rellena by Dioris Valladares con el Conjunto Típico Cibao.
26 noviembre 2022
17 noviembre 2022
La canción de la semana #830
...is Cuando Termine el Verano (1966) composed by César Nuño de la Rosa and performed by María Dolores Ruiz, better known as Gema.
10 noviembre 2022
06 noviembre 2022
La canción de la semana #828
...is Canto del Pilón by Sophie Fustec aka La Chica. This song appears on the Franco-Venezuelan singer's 2019 album Cambio.
29 octubre 2022
20 octubre 2022
La canción de la semana #826
From the 2022 album Alma by Germán López: La última gota de café featuring nobody else but Lila Downs!
14 octubre 2022
La canción de la semana #825
...is El Que la Rompe la Paga by the Madrid-based band El Combo Batanga.
06 octubre 2022
La canción de la semana #824
- ...is majestic Finisterrae by Amaya López-Carromero aka Maud the Moth, from the Edinburgh-based pianist and singer-songwriter's album Orphnē. Tonight I had a pleasure to see Amaya performing live at Teatro CASYC, Santander.
02 octubre 2022
La canción de la semana #823
...is Cuenta Larga para el Cambio by Las Amigas de Yoli, a duo of Ana G. Aupí (poetry, rap) and Mònica Guiteras Blaya (guitar, vocals).
22 septiembre 2022
La canción de la semana #822
...is Pascual Márquez 33 by Califato ¾, a Sevillan band that I've discovered thanks to the RTVE series Caminos del flamenco.
16 septiembre 2022
La canción de la semana #821
...is Corazón culpable by Antony Santos aka "El Bachatú", from his 1994 album Cojelo Ahí.
11 septiembre 2022
La canción de la semana #820
...is Sonajero by the Marco Mezquida Trio. This composition appears on Mezquida's 2022 album Letter to Milos.
Aleix Tobías: drums, percussion Martín Meléndez: cello |
04 septiembre 2022
La canción de la semana #819
...is Día del amor by Camila Gallardo aka Cami, from the Chilean singer-songwriter new album Anastasia.
28 agosto 2022
La canción de la semana #818
How come I never published this song here? Well, better later than never: Ven, devórame otra vez, the 1988 hit by Palmer Hernández made famous by Lalo Rodríguez. This song was covered by many artists and remains as popular as ever. In Spain, a rumba flamenca version by Azúcar Moreno is probably better known. Still, nothing beats the Rodríguez' original.
20 agosto 2022
La canción de la semana #817
...is Pájaro de Luz by Jaime Velasco on lyrics by Federico García Lorca. This song appears on Jaime Velasco Band's new album Canciones, poemas y otros viajes.
Nacho Miralles: drums Jaime Velasco: guitar María Villanueva: vocals |
13 agosto 2022
La canción de la semana #816
...is Milonga accidental by Alisa Amador, the winning song of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest. Sure enough, this song opens the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest Winner Concert — "the first Tiny Desk concert with an audience in over 800 days".
Kristin Bakkegard: violin Nick Montopoli: violin Paul Bagley: viola Carol Anne Bosco: cello |
06 agosto 2022
La canción de la semana #815
...is a surf-rock anthem 40 Grados (o Más) by Los Mejillones Tigre, from the jienense band's forthcoming album El Fuego. Surf the heatwave!
29 julio 2022
La canción de la semana #814
...is Tango 3 from Thompson's Tangos and Other Soft Dances by Barbara Thompson who sadly passed away this month.
21 julio 2022
15 julio 2022
La canción de la semana #812
For something completely different: The Incredible Miss Perryman by Los Canarios. This song is featured in the 1967 film Peppermint Frappé by Carlos Saura.
09 julio 2022
La canción de la semana #811
...is El día que me quieras, composed by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera in 1934 and reinterpreted by Mikel Andueza (alto sax) and Javier López Jaso (accordion).
02 julio 2022
La canción de la semana #810
...is Morena Me Yaman by Lily Henley, from her new album Oras Dezaoradas. Read more here.
Duncan Wickel: fiddle Haggai Cohen-Milo: double bass |
25 junio 2022
La canción de la semana #809
...is Con este fandango by Rebolú, from the New York-based Afro-Colombian band's album Mi Herencia. Read more here.
16 junio 2022
La canción de la semana #808
...is Fuego que renace by Anita Kuruba & Enriquito, from the duo's 2022 EP El Camino.
11 junio 2022
La canción de la semana #807
...is Promesa by Eliane Correa & La Evolución, from the London-based pianist-led band's 2022 album Signo de fuego. Read more here.
02 junio 2022
27 mayo 2022
La canción de la semana #805
...is Alegria performed by FlamenGrass, the Barcelonese quartet featuring Carol Duran (violin, vocals), Lluís Gómez (banjo), Maribel Rivero (double bass, vocals) and Javier Vaquero (guitar). This song appears on the band's album of the same name.
22 mayo 2022
La canción de la semana #804
...is Mi huella, a song by Fuel Fandango with María José Llergo and a film directed by Alex Gargot. This song appears on the Cordoban duo's forthcoming EP Romances, to be released 2 September 2022.
12 mayo 2022
07 mayo 2022
La canción de la semana #802
...is Hasta que te conocí by Juan Gabriel performed by Orquesta Filarmónica de Minería conducted by Alondra de la Parra featuring Lila Downs, Concha Buika and Pitingo. This is the first single from the album Olé México GNP.
29 abril 2022
La canción de la semana #801
...is Barna by Maruja Limón, from the Barcelona-based band's brand new album Vidas. Maruja Limón play in the Parque Doramas on 14 of May as a part of the 2022 Musicando season.
22 abril 2022
La canción de la semana #800
Our 800th entry is Qué sabe nadie, another classic by Manuel Alejandro re-interpreted by Esther Ovejero and David Quevedo. This song appears in the Canarian duo's brand new show, Canciones sobre borrachos y putas tristes.
14 abril 2022
La canción de la semana #799
...is Baby by the Argentine rapper Nicki Nicole. This gorgeous version appears on Nicole's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (13 October 2021).
Andrés Cortés: guitar Ayelén Zucker: vocals, percussion Camila Ibarra: vocals, percussion Flor Iribarne: piano Jeremías Segall: drums Juan Giménez Kuj: bass Lautaro Greco: bandoneon |
07 abril 2022
31 marzo 2022
25 marzo 2022
La canción de la semana #796
...is Sya by Ana Alcaide, from her new album Ritual.
When a son asks his father which is the best religion of all, his father replies that none: all religions have always divided man, creating wars, provoking blood and separation. "My son, listen to your mind and look for friendship, which is the best religion of all!"
Cuando un hijo que le pregunta a su padre cuál es la mejor religión de todas, este le responde que ninguna: todas las religiones han dividido siempre al hombre, creando guerras, provocando sangre y separación. "Hijo mío, recurre a la razón y busca la amistad, que es la mejor religión de todas!"
| Music and lyrics: Ana Alcaide Narration: Reza Shayesteh Persian lyrics: Rumi Animation and illustration: Patricia Rodriguez Muñoz Video and camera: Bill Cooley |
18 marzo 2022
La canción de la semana #795
...is Cantemos by Marisa Valle Roso. This song opens her brand new album Lo Fugaz.
11 marzo 2022
La canción de la semana #794
...is Procuro Olvidarte by Manuel Alejandro and Ana Magdalena as interpreted by Pasión Vega, Maui de Utrera and Soleá Morente. This “inolvidable” version appeared in the eighth RTVE play program from the series Caminos del flamenco: De Sevilla al bajo Guadalquivir.
04 marzo 2022
26 febrero 2022
La canción de la semana #792
...is Carta de Despedida by Pablo Rodríguez and Humberto Ríos, from Canarian-Cuban duo 2019 album Conversaciones.
19 febrero 2022
La canción de la semana #791
Upon reading that Rammstein plan to cover Entre dos Tierras, the 1990 hit of Héroes del Silencio, I realised that I have no songs by the latter band on this blog, an oversight to be corrected. Right now.
12 febrero 2022
La canción de la semana #790
...is Los Glaciares by Paris-based El Búho (Robin Perkins), from his 2021 album Natura Sonora. El Búho says:
Los Glaciares is a national park found in Argentina at the southern tip of the Andes mountains where three glaciers meet. It is a land of blues and white, of snow-capped mountains and glacial lakes. This track was built around the sound of avalanches and rockfall from the melting glacier and features a collaboration with Argentine musicians Manu Quintans (flutes) and Fede Estevez (percussion).
04 febrero 2022
La canción de la semana #789
...is magnificent Todos Santos by Combo Chimbita, another fantastic band I learned about thanks to Songlines. This song appears on the band's new album IRÉ.
28 enero 2022
La canción de la semana #788
...is Sunmorenao by Arrels de Gràcia, from the Barcelona-based band's new album La Rumbeta.
21 enero 2022
La canción de la semana #787
...is Terra by Tanxugueiras, a Galician trio featuring Olaia Maneiro, Sabela Maneiro and Aida Tarrío. This song has become one of the favorites to win this year's Benidorm Fest, a Spanish pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. If this happens, Spain, for the first time ever, will be represented in Eurovision by a song in a co-official language. Enjoy! And if you feel adventurous, learn the ritmo de panaderas with this video:
13 enero 2022
La canción de la semana #786
...is Se me va a quemar el corazón by Mon Laferte, from her 2021 album SEIS. A live version appears on Laferte's absolutely stunning Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (12 January 2021).
07 enero 2022
La canción de la semana #785
Happy New Year! I'd like to start it with Hixa mía by Almalé, from the Zaragoza-based band's new album of the same name.
| Pilar Almalé: viola da gamba, vocal Thomas Kretzschmar: violín Alex Comín: guitarra Fran Gazol: percussion |
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