...is La Llama del Amor by Omar Montes with Jairo deRemache and Farruquito. I first heard this song in Omar Montes' fabulous acoustic — sans autotune! — Tiny Desk Concert (17 August 2023).
| Omar Montes: vocals Oscar Barrul: vocals, palmas Javier Campos: saxophone, flute Jose del Curro: vocals, palmas Eduardo Figueroa: cajon Cesar Galvez: flamenco guitar Roberto Lorenzo: trombone Marcos Ortega: trumpet Alejandro Paez: bass guitar |
...is the traditional Garifuna song Maya Hatina (They Can't Bake Cassava) performed by Lebeha Drummers from Hopkins Village, Belize. This song appears on the band's new album Biama — another discovery thanks to Songlines. I find its simple lyrics strangely inspiring.
Maya HatinaMaya Hatina Mebura Hatina. |
They Can’t Bake CassavaI haven’t worked and I don’t bake. |
A ver, a ver... A Mover la Colita was composed by Miguel Orlando Iacopetti and Luis Alberto Sarmiento and made famous in the 1980s by the likes of La Sonora Dinamita and Wilfrido Vargas. My favourite version is the one by the Ecuadorian band Onda Latina. How did I live all these years and haven't heard this song until now — more precisely, until last month thanks to the French company Le G. Bistaki who used it in their show «Baïna[na]» — is a mystery.
...is Se Acabó by Ani Cordero. This song appears on the Puerto Rican singer's new album Anamores.
