La canción de la semana #1027

...is Mi Palabra by Valentina Marentes. I first heard this song in the Mexican singer's CAUZ Sessions concert (recorded 21 March 2026).

Emilio Huerta Ceroblanco: cello, guitar Caloyero Hernández: drums Valentina Marentes: vocals, guitar, ukelele Charly Rodríguez: double bass

La canción de la semana #1022

...is Al matí (En la mañana) by Atila, the closing track of the Catalan band's 1978 album Reviure (Revivir). I learned about this — and many other — Spanish prog-rock bands from the recent (5 July 2026) Paisajes progresivos podcast by Pontevedra Viva.

La canción de la semana #1020

...is Ay de mí by Una Perra Andaluz, the musical alter ego of the Argentine cantautora and actress Cyn Ciardullo. This version appears on her recent Live Session.

Cyn Ciardullo: vocals Daniel Corrado‬: drums Fede Elías: electric guitar Ramiro Rodríguez Goitía: acoustic guitar Gabriel Vilches‬: bass

La canción de la semana #1015

...is Mi Gran Amor composed by Édgar Barrera and performed by Santana and Becky G. In the interview with Billboard, Barrera said that he wrote the song "after learning that a friend had been detained by ICE".

migra f. coloq. Méx. Cuerpo de la Policía de inmigración de los Estados Unidos de América.

La canción de la semana #1014

...is Me tatué by Blanca la Almendrita. This song is featured in her recent Live Delirio (Alacena live desk) performance premiered on 9 April 2026.

Blanca la Almendrita: vocals, composer Yazan Ibrahim: guitars, production Webo Rodríguez: keyboards Chema del Estad: drums, percussion Manu Romero: bass Laura Mateo: backing vocals Alba Cortés: backing vocals

La canción de la semana #1007

...is Candela by Aterciopelados, from their already 30-year-old album El Dorado. This song was featured in the band's recent Tiny Desk Concert (7 April 2026).

Andrea Echeverri: vocals, acoustic guitar Héctor Buitrago: bass Leo Castiblanco: electric guitar Lindy Sánchez: keys, backing vocals Jorge Garcia: congas Jorge Corredor: percussion Jonathan Lacouture: drums Alanna Sibrián: backing vocals Victoria Gómez: backing vocals

La canción de la semana #1004

...is Rumba del Porvenir by María del Tango, from the Granadan singer's album Entre Dos Mundos.

María del Tango: vocals Rodrigo Díaz El Niño: drums, percussion, synthesizers, backing vocals Rubén García: keyboards Javi Geras: bass Juanma Montoya: guitars

La canción de la semana #993

Wow I am impressed: Rosalía's Lux made it to No. 1 (!) in The Guardian's list of the 50 best — mostly anglophone — albums of 2025. Mostly — but not completely. At No. 8 we encounter Bad Bunny with Debí Tirar Más Fotos. More interestingly, at No. 24 there is gloriously experimental Hagen by Titanic, a duo of Mabe Fratti and Héctor Tosta aka I. La Católica. Good choice, The Guardian. So, the last song of the year is, IMHO, the best song of the album, La Dueña. See you in 2026!

La canción de la semana #981

...is Hacia el Fondo by RUBIO. I discovered this Chilean band thanks to the recent (2 October 2025) 'El Tiny' Desk Concert.

Francisca Straube: vocals Rafael Durand: piano, guitar, string and vocal arrangements Pablo Stipicic: guitar Mike Hernandez: bass Nicolás "Lego Mustache" Arancibia: drums Daniela Arias Gallego: violin Carolina Pedroza: violin Sarah Kheel: viola Natalia Vilchis: cello Valentina Maria: backing vocals Melinda Rose Rodriguez: backing vocals Matheus Fonseca: backing vocals

La canción de la semana #969

...is Horas by Said Muti. This song appears on Said's 2024 album Criminales del Sueño.

La canción de la semana #966

...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.

La canción de la semana #959

...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.

La canción de la semana #952

...is Franz Ferdinand by Gilipojazz, from the Madrilenian trio's 2024 album Progresa Adecuadamante.

Ángel Cáceres: bass Iker García: guitar Pablo Levin: drums

La canción de la semana #926

...is Ojos Verdes by BALTHVS, from the Colombian trio's recent Live on KEXP concert.

Balthazar Aguirr: guitar Santiago Lizcano: drums Johanna Mercuriana: bass, vocals

La canción de la semana #914

...is La Vereda by Yasser Tejeda, from the Dominican artist's latest album La Madrugá. This song was also featured on the recent Tiny Desk Concert (15 May 2024).

Mario Castro: tenor sax, keyboards Kyle Miles: bass, vocals Francis Peña: drums, maracas, vocals Yasser Tejeda: vocals, electric guitar Jonathan "Jblak" Troncoso: drums, congas, maracas, vocals

La canción de la semana #913

...is La Música by Ketekalles feat. Balkan Paradise Orchestra and La Dame Blanche. This song appears on the Catalan band's 2023 album Antiheroína. Check out the live version with El Plan de la Mariposa at CC Konex, 17 March 2024 (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

La canción de la semana #911

...is I Believe by Màquina!, a Catalan prog-rock band active between 1969 and 1972. This song opens the band's debut album Why? (1970).

La canción de la semana #899

...is Joricamba by La Columna de Fuego. This song appears on Desde España... (1974), the legendary Colombian band's only studio album.

La canción de la semana #877

...is Escándalo, the opener of the 1970 album Pan by Grupo Pan (Venezuela) led by Carlos "Nené" Quintero. Long out of print, this album was recently reissued on vinyl.

La canción de la semana #858

...is Desde El Cielo by the Guatemalan cellist, singer and songwriter Mabe Fratti, now based in Mexico. This song is taken from her magnificent Live on KEXP performance at El Desierto Casa Estudio, Desierto de Los Leones, Mexico on 15 March 2023.

Mabe Fratti: vocals, cello I. La Católica: guitar Jarrett Gilgore: saxophone Gibrán Andrade: drums