...is La Noche Que Te Fuiste composed in 1945 by Osmar Maderna with lyrics by José María Contursi. I first heard this beautiful tango as performed by Yazmina Raies Trio with Paula Castignola.
Sofía Calvet: bandoneón Paula Castignola: vocals Yazmina Raies: piano |
...is Sol de Luna Llena by Rebecca Roger Cruz, from the Venezuelan singer's gorgeous debut album Río Abajo.
Juri Cainero: percussion Léonore Grollemund: cello Sylvain Rabourdin: violin Rebecca Roger Cruz: lead vocals |
...is Danzón n.º 2 by Arturo Márquez, as interpreted by the great Yuja Wang.
...is Como Duele Una Traición by Ernestina Reyes "La Calandria" (1925—1994). This song appears on the (highly recommended) compilation Edna Martinez Presents Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean.
Remembering the great late Eddie Palmieri (15 December 1936 — 6 August 2025) with Revolt/La Libertad Lógico, the opening track of his classic 1971 album Vamonos Pa'l Monte. Here is a solo piano version of La Libertad from Palmieri's Tiny Desk Concert (26 August 2016).
...is Uku Ñan by Grecia Albán. This song appears on the Ecuadorian singer-songwriter's new album Nubes Selva.
...is Horas by Said Muti. This song appears on Said's 2024 album Criminales del Sueño.
...is Adagio in G minor by Remo Giazotto (not by Albinoni!) as performed by María López (hurdy-gurdy, piano). This composition appears on the Galician multi-instrumentalist's new album Daydreaming.
...is Milonga del mar by TOCH, a trio from Córdoba, Argentina, featuring Juan Pablo Toch (vocals, bass, guitar), Andrés Toch (vocals, drums, percussion) and Martín Ellena (bandoneon, bass). I first heard this song — and the band — thanks to their recent concert En La Casita (26 May 2025). TOCH are touring Europe (mostly Spain) in July, check out their BandCamp page for dates.
... is Que soy marinero (For I am a sailor) by Carrión Folk, a folk band from Castilla y León. A part of the video was shot at the Arnía beach, Cantabria.
...is Zunzun Baba by Rita Donte, from the Cuba-born, Mexico-based singer-songwriter's 2025 album Ritual.
...is Pequeña Fuga y Mambo by the Rayko León quintet and Carlos Alemán. This song appears on the Canarian pianist's 2021 album En clave de rumBach.
Osvaldo Hernández: timbales Rayko León: piano Wichy López: trumpet, flugelhorn Fofi Lusson: double bass Alberto Valdés: congas, güiro |
...is Velacandela by Velaviee. Watch the live version of this song in the recent La Biblioteca Sessions concert.
...is Que No Te Haga Falta Nada by the Chilean cantautora Rosario Alfonso, from the 2022 album De Canciones Tristes y Otras Sutilezas. I first heard this song on her Sesiones 050 concert in duet with Alfonsina García.
...is not any old cumbia but La cumbia by Vinilo Pintao'. I first heard this band hailing from Cali, Colombia on the Gaia Session channel.
...is Mascaritas de Cristal by Natalia Lafourcade. This song appears on her gorgeous new album Cancionera.
...is Tren a Berlín by Infante/Lemes/Colina Trio. This song appears on the trio's debut album Guiguan.
Javier Infante: guitar Alexis Lemes: timple |
...is Mi Rey by Antonio Rey, from his 2024 album Historias de un Flamenco.
...is Ahora by Line Kruse feat. Daymé Arocena, from the Danish-French violinist 2019 album Invitation.
...is Tu puño en alto by the Canarian cantautora Étel Santos. I saw her last month playing a Sofar concert at the Casa de Colón. It's been a good while since I've enjoyed protest songs so much.
J. Freddie Fuentes: guitar Josito Fiestas: bass Rumén Rodríguez: drums |
...is Los ejes de mi carreta, a milonga composed by the Argentine Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908—1992) on the lyrics by the Uruguayan Romildo Risso (1882—1946). I hope you like this recent version by the Cuban Septeto Santiaguero.
...is Franz Ferdinand by Gilipojazz, from the Madrilenian trio's 2024 album Progresa Adecuadamante.
Iker García: guitar Pablo Levin: drums |
We're in the middle of carnival, and I think it's time to put on something carnivalesque. In our local supermarket, Hiperdino, they were playing this song a lot during the past few weeks, so here it is: Cómo están las cosas by María Peláe and our very own Estefanía Correia González, better known as NIA.
Las month, NIA won Gaviota de plata in the international competition at the LXIV Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar, the biggest music festival in Latin America. She is performing at the Carnaval de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria this Saturday, 8 March (Plaza de Canarias, 18:30).
...is Los rumbos perdíos by José Torres Vicente featuring the voice of Cristina Tovar. This song appears on the Sevillan guitarist's forthcoming album Flamenco de Cuartito Vol. 1 — Cantaoras.
El pobre Migue is a vallenato composed by Rafael Escalona. In 1998, this song, as El probe Migué, was made famous by — as well as brought fame to — Triana Pura with Esperanza la del Maera.
...is Guadalquivir Tiburón by Joel Lyssarides and Jorge Pérez as performed by the Jesús Molina trio featuring Mohini Dey and Roni Kaspi.
Roni Kaspi: drums Jesús Molina: keyboards |
Cuando vuelva a tu lado was written in 1934 by María Grever. Its English version, What a Difference a Day Makes, with lyrics by Stanley Adams, was made famous by Dinah Washington in 1959. It was covered countless times; this week, we have this song performed by Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso in both English and Spanish.
Felipe Fournier: percussion Larry Grenadier: bass Juancho Herrera: guitar Antonio Sanchez: drums Edward Simon: piano |
...is Nana by Sheila Chandra, from her 1992 album Weaving My Ancestors' Voices.
This week, we have two songs: Fangos & La loca del pueblo by Karmento. Both songs appear on the Manchegan artist's 2024 album La Serrana. Choose the one you like the best.
Emilio Abengoza: keys, backing vocals Alvany Guédez: violin Maribel De Lamo: guitar, guitalele Rosi Herreros, Gabo López: percussion |
La Cumbia del Viento by Flor de Lava, a group of Colombian cantautoras featuring Brina Quoya, Maria McCausland, Natalia Medina, Paula van Hissenhoven, Pilar Cabrera and Sabi Satizábal.
...is Por el Aire by Lin Cortés, Alana Sinkëy, Miryam Latrece and Josemi Carmona.
Lin Cortés: electric guitar, vocals Miryam Latrece: vocals Alana Sinkëy: vocals |
Happy New Year! This week's song is Alé Alé Reculé by La Sonora Mazurén, from the Colombian band's new album Magnetismo Animal.
