...is Que Chimbo by Carmen DeLeon. Watch the live version of this song on Carmen's La Biblioteca Sessions concert (23 February 2024).
24 octubre 2024
17 octubre 2024
La canción de la semana #930
...is Cauces que despiertan by Carolina Barenbaum.
Mauro Ciavattini: bass clarinet |
10 octubre 2024
La canción de la semana #929
...is Lamento en Celinés by Fabiola Méndez, from her 2024 album Okantomi. I discovered this Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and cuatro player, naturally, thanks to the recent Tiny Desk Concert (30 September 2024).
Juan Maldonado: bass Miguel Martínez: percussion, güiro puertorriqueño William García: drums |
03 octubre 2024
La canción de la semana #928
...is La tarántula é un bicho mú malo (zapateado) from La tempranica (1900), an one-act zarzuela with music by Gerónimo Giménez and libretto by Julián Romea Parra. This is a song of a Gypsy boy, Grabié (a breeches role), hence the lyrics has masculine adjectives when Grabié refers to himself: guapo, malito, seco, etc.
Long after decline of zarzuela, La tarántula remains a staple of operatic sopranos, most likely thanks to Montserrat Caballé. My favourite version, however, is the one by Marujita Díaz.
La tarántula é un bicho mú malo, |