11 julio 2010
02 julio 2010
La canción de la semana #222
...is Solea by Pedro Ricardo Miño and Anoushka Shankar. This song appears on Anoushka's 2005 album Rise.
27 junio 2010
La canción de la semana #221
...is famous Caballo Viejo by Venezuelan composer and singer Simón Díaz. About a zillion versions of this song were recorded, but these are my personal favourites:
- salsa version by Puerto Rican band La Sonora Ponceña
- this one by María Dolores Pradera
- the waltzing one by Celso Piña
- the instrumental one by Ry Cooder and Manuel Galbán
19 junio 2010
La canción de la semana #220
...is Valió la Pena (audio|video|lyrics) by Marc Anthony, from the album of the same name (the Best Salsa Album at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards). To quote allmusic guide,
With the screaming hot brass and relentlessly sexy percussion to match the love-crazed lyrics, and the love-crazed lyrics to match Anthony's screaming hot vocals and relentlessly sexy improvisation, Valió la Pena captures the drama and excitement palpable in New York's best salsa clubs.
13 junio 2010
06 junio 2010
La canción de la semana #218
...is Ritmo-Canix by the Arizona-born flamenco guitarist Chris Burton Jácome, from his new album Levanto.
29 mayo 2010
23 mayo 2010
16 mayo 2010
La canción de la semana #215
Just voice and double bass: Alfonsina y El Mar performed by the Israeli jazz bassist and singer Avishai Cohen. This song appears on Cohen's latest album, Aurora.
08 mayo 2010
La canción de la semana #214
...is No llores mujer by Alberto Gambino. This song appears on Coffy All Stars, a 2005 compilation of Valencian hip-hop and reggae.
