...is Alaé Alaá by La Ruca y El Quinde de Barbacoas. This song appears on the magnificent debut album ¡Dale Duro al Bombo! of the Colombian folkloric group led by Ruth Elena Cabezas "La Ruca".
24 febrero 2023
17 febrero 2023
La canción de la semana #843
...is Tres Hermanos by Hermanos Gutiérrez featuring Dan Auerbach who, I presume, is the third brother of the title. This theme appears on the Ecuadorian-Swiss guitar duo's album El Bueno y el Malo. You can hear its two-brother version in the recent Tiny Desk Concert.
Estevan Gutiérrez: guitar, percussion |
10 febrero 2023
La canción de la semana #842
...is Tabú, Tabú composed by Manuel Alejandro and performed by Sola. This song appears on her 1971 eponymous debut album, also known as Un muñeco de madera and Soy Rebelde . There's precious little information about this Mexican singer on the web; I hope to find out more one day.
02 febrero 2023
La canción de la semana #841
...is Canterurías by Chabuca Granda, here performed by Susana Baca in her Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, at the Babel library and bookstore in Lima, Peru and introduced as “Afro-Peruvian bonus track en Babel”.
Óscar Huaranga: bass Jonathan Mendoza: acoustic guitar, vocals Alex Quijandría: percussion, vocals Manuel Mejía: percussion, vocals Luis Miguel: percussion Renzo Vignati: electric guitar Juan Carlos: piano, violin |