...is Pequeña Fuga y Mambo by the Rayko León quintet and Carlos Alemán. This song appears on the Canarian pianist's 2021 album En clave de rumBach.
Osvaldo Hernández: timbales Rayko León: piano Wichy López: trumpet, flugelhorn Fofi Lusson: double bass Alberto Valdés: congas, güiro |
...is Velacandela by Velaviee. Watch the live version of this song in the recent La Biblioteca Sessions concert.
...is Que No Te Haga Falta Nada by the Chilean cantautora Rosario Alfonso, from the 2022 album De Canciones Tristes y Otras Sutilezas. I first heard this song on her Sesiones 050 concert in duet with Alfonsina García.
...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.
...is Mascaritas de Cristal by Natalia Lafourcade. This song appears on her gorgeous new album Cancionera.
...is Tren a Berlín by Infante/Lemes/Colina Trio. This song appears on the trio's debut album Guiguan.
Javier Infante: guitar Alexis Lemes: timple |
...is Mi Rey by Antonio Rey, from his 2024 album Historias de un Flamenco.
...is Ahora by Line Kruse feat. Daymé Arocena, from the Danish-French violinist 2019 album Invitation.
...is Tu puño en alto by the Canarian cantautora Étel Santos. I saw her last month playing a Sofar concert at the Casa de Colón. It's been a good while since I've enjoyed protest songs so much.
J. Freddie Fuentes: guitar Josito Fiestas: bass Rumén Rodríguez: drums |
