La canción de la semana #871

I've been listening to this album by 2 Caras — in fact, the only album by 2 Caras — for I don't know how many years. How come I never shared a song on this blog? So, here you are: Chimango from Tango Ska.

La canción de la semana #870

...is La Llama del Amor by Omar Montes with Jairo deRemache and Farruquito. I first heard this song in Omar Montes' fabulous acoustic — sans autotune! — Tiny Desk Concert (17 August 2023).

Omar Montes: vocals Oscar Barrul: vocals, palmas Javier Campos: saxophone, flute Jose del Curro: vocals, palmas Eduardo Figueroa: cajon Cesar Galvez: flamenco guitar Roberto Lorenzo: trombone Marcos Ortega: trumpet Alejandro Paez: bass guitar

La canción de la semana #869

...is the traditional Garifuna song Maya Hatina (They Can't Bake Cassava) performed by Lebeha Drummers from Hopkins Village, Belize. This song appears on the band's new album Biama — another discovery thanks to Songlines. I find its simple lyrics strangely inspiring.

Maya Hatina Maya Hatina Mebura Hatina. Maya Hatina Mebura Hatina. Caban neiy ga uguye mama aye Maya Hatina. Caban neiy ga uguye mama aye Maya Hatina.

They Can’t Bake Cassava I haven’t worked and I don’t bake. I haven’t worked and I don’t bake. So what am I going to eat today and I never bake. So what am I going to eat today and I never bake.

La canción de la semana #868

A ver, a ver... A Mover la Colita was composed by Miguel Orlando Iacopetti and Luis Alberto Sarmiento and made famous in the 1980s by the likes of La Sonora Dinamita and Wilfrido Vargas. My favourite version is the one by the Ecuadorian band Onda Latina. How did I live all these years and haven't heard this song until now — more precisely, until last month thanks to the French company Le G. Bistaki who used it in their show «Baïna[na]» — is a mystery.

La canción de la semana #867

...is Se Acabó by Ani Cordero. This song appears on the Puerto Rican singer's new album Anamores.

La canción de la semana #866

...is Niña Salvaje by Nya de la Rubia.

La canción de la semana #865

...is Mira mi amor by the Argentine singer-songwriter China Schmid.

La canción de la semana #864

...is Mi Paisa by Olmedo Torres and Polibio Mayorga. This song appears on Ecuatoriana: El Universo Paralelo de Polibio Mayorga 1969—1981, a monumental compilation by Analog Africa.

La canción de la semana #863

...is Un Chelo por Alegrías, featuring voice of Eva Durán. This song appears on the brand new album El Desliz by Cary Rosa Varona.

La canción de la semana #862

...is Cuéntamelo by Luis de la Carrasca, from his new album Baró Drom.

Luis de la Carrasca: cante Jérôme Boudin-Clauzel, Antonio Paz: piano José Luis Dominguez, Manuel Gomez: guitars Olivier Lalauze: double bass François Taillefer, Domingo Moreno: percussion