...is Saboreando sung by "Chiki Chaka Girl" Annalays Serrano Lazo. This song opens Mulatas Magicas, the 2003 album by Rubén González, Jr. (yes, the son of that Rubén González).
16 agosto 2009
09 agosto 2009
La canción de la semana #180
02 agosto 2009
La canción de la semana #179
...is Mi Playa by Ely Guerra.
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Te regalo mi sol, mi luz, mi playa |
19 julio 2009
La canción de la semana #178
...is Quitapesares by Colombian joropo band Cimarrón.
Hailing from the vast Orinoco plains which stretch from Colombia into Venezuela, joropo is a fast traditional rhythm played on harp, bandola and cuatro accompanied by bass, cajon and maracas. Cimarrón fire up flawless virtuosity with a heart-stopping sense of drama.
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Cimarrón plays at WOMAD Charlton Park on 24 July. For more unusual and beautiful music, check out Catrin Finch & Cimarrón.
12 julio 2009
La canción de la semana #177
Acaramelao by Yumurí y sus Hermanos. This song opens The Rough Guide to Cuban Street Party album.
05 julio 2009
La canción de la semana #176
Enjoy Que Lindo Suena from Nuevos Sonidos Afro Peruanos, a debut album of Radiokijada. The band was co-founded by Rodolfo Muñoz and Christoph H Müller of Gotan Project. According to Charlie Gillett's review,
A kijada (also spelled quijada) is made from a donkey's jaw, used as a percussion instrument in Peru for centuries by former African slaves and wielded here by Rodolfo Muñoz, reportedly trained at the Conservatory of Havannah in Lima. Having seen Rodolfo in action, I can vouch that he is unlike your stereotypical conservatory graduate, making formidable sounds with both his voice and his instrument's rattling teeth while prowling the stage with menacing intent.
Radiokijada plays at WOMAD Charlton Park on 25 July.
27 junio 2009
La canción de la semana #175
In his feature on Cuba, Jan Fairley writes (Songlines #60, 2009, p. 27):
The misleading mythology of Ry Cooder as the prince who kissed back to life the princess (music), who had pricked her finger on the revolutionary spinning wheel, has blinded people to the fact that, not only was there always new music in Cuba, but the old music never stopped to be played to the older generation in clubs and classic hotels. While no one doubts the beauty of the music itself, the negative effect of the popular revival of Buena Vista sounds for audiences outside Cuba is that tourists arrive on the island expectig all Cuban musicians to be 'old' and hear Chan Chan everywhere. Cuban musicians puzzle as to why retro-romantic, pre-revolutionary music sung by a bunch of veterans appeals to a worldwide audience, while Cubans participate in more vital styles created by NG La Banda, Cándido Fabré, Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, Haila and a host of others.
It's a shame none of these musicians were featured in this blog — until now, that is. This week's song is El Trágico by the creators of timba: NG La Banda.
21 junio 2009
La canción de la semana #174
...is Mírame sung by Eleftheria Arvanitaki (Ελευθερία Αρβανιτάκη) and Buika. This song appears on Arvanitaki's new album of the same name.
14 junio 2009
La canción de la semana #173
...is El Cuarto de Tula as performed by the legendary Buena Vista Social Club.
En el barrio La Cachimba se ha formado la corredera, |
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07 junio 2009
La canción de la semana #172
Incredible as it is, but so far this blog did not feature a single song by the great Peruvian singer Susana Baca. I am going to correct this oversight of mine right now and here with Chabuca Granda's classic, María Landó, from Susana Baca's 2001 album Lamento Negro.
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