19 febrero 2026

La canción de la semana #1000

I discovered this song a while ago but kept it for this special occasion. So, our 1000th canción de la semana is wonderful Pepito by iLe with Carlos Figueroa, Fernando Tarrazo and Victor Alicea aka Guille — the favourite dancer of Bad Bunny!

12 febrero 2026

La canción de la semana #999

...is Moreno (Brasil) by Sílvia Pérez Cruz.

Studio:
    Sílvia Pérez Cruz: vocals, guitars
    Carlos Montfort: violin
    Marta Roma: cello
    Bori Albero: double bass
Live:
    Sílvia Pérez Cruz: vocals, guitar
    Hamilton de Holanda: mandolin, backing vocals
    Jota.pê: palmas, backing vocals
    Marta Roma: cello, backing vocals
    Renata Neves: violin, backing vocals
    Pedro Moraes, Alberto Pérez: double bass
    Lorenzo Gasconcelos: tambor
    Paula Raya, Paloma Ronai, Camila Costa: backing vocals
    Iara Cassano, Jefferson Bilisco: dancers
    Suelinda Corsino, Lola Cruz: actresses

30 enero 2026

La canción de la semana #997

...is Tramuntana by Álvaro Lafuente Calvo aka Guitarricadelafuente. This song was featured in his recent (20 January 2026) Tiny Desk Concert.

    Álvaro Lafuente: vocals, guitar, zanfona, piano
    Pablo Serrano: keys, piano, guitar, background vocals
    Pau Vehí: guitar, background vocals
    Belén Vidal: bass, electronics, background vocals
    Toni Llull: drums, background vocals
    Mikaela Vazquez: violin, background vocals
    Oscar Trujillo: cello, background vocals
    Ismael Zazo: viola, background vocals
    Alberto Torres: accordion, percussion, background vocals

22 enero 2026

La canción de la semana #996

...is Amar by Gaia Banfi, performed live at ESMA in Rennes, France on 2 December 2025. This song appears on the Italian artist's album La Maccaia.

15 enero 2026

La canción de la semana #995

Un ramito de violetas (1974) is one of the most popular songs by the Spanish cantautora Evangelina Sobredo Galanes, better known as Cecilia (1948—1976). Among its many covers is a Latin jazz version by Sole Giménez.

08 enero 2026

La canción de la semana #994

This year started with lots of rain, so it would be appropriate to open the season with Il pleut sur la route, a 1935 tango composed by Henry Himmel and Robert Champfleury and made famous by Tino Rossi. I fist heard it when I was a child and had no clue what language it was sung in. Somebody said it was an "Argentine tango", so I thought it could be in "Argentinian language".

90 years later, Il pleut sur la route is an undisputed classic and is as Argentine as it gets. Just ask Chicos de Pampa (チコス・デ・パンパ).