...is Ay Que Dolor (1971) by Estrellas De Plata.
02 noviembre 2024
24 octubre 2024
La canción de la semana #931
...is Que Chimbo by Carmen DeLeon. Watch the live version of this song on Carmen's La Biblioteca Sessions concert (23 February 2024).
17 octubre 2024
La canción de la semana #930
...is Cauces que despiertan by Carolina Barenbaum.
Mauro Ciavattini: bass clarinet |
10 octubre 2024
La canción de la semana #929
...is Lamento en Celinés by Fabiola Méndez, from her 2024 album Okantomi. I discovered this Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and cuatro player, naturally, thanks to the recent Tiny Desk Concert (30 September 2024).
Juan Maldonado: bass Miguel Martínez: percussion, güiro puertorriqueño William García: drums |
03 octubre 2024
La canción de la semana #928
...is La tarántula é un bicho mú malo (zapateado) from La tempranica (1900), an one-act zarzuela with music by Gerónimo Giménez and libretto by Julián Romea Parra. This is a song of a Gypsy boy, Grabié (a breeches role), hence the lyrics has masculine adjectives when Grabié refers to himself: guapo, malito, seco, etc.
Long after decline of zarzuela, La tarántula remains a staple of operatic sopranos, most likely thanks to Montserrat Caballé. My favourite version, however, is the one by Marujita Díaz.
La tarántula é un bicho mú malo, |
27 septiembre 2024
La canción de la semana #927
...is La Reina del Norte by OKAN, from their 2023 album Okantomi. This song concludes the Cuban-Canadian band's recent Tiny Desk Concert (24 September 2024).
Magdelys Savigne: lead vocals, percussion Camila Cortina: piano, vocals Yissy García: drums Gerson Lazo-Quiroga: bass, vocals |
20 septiembre 2024
La canción de la semana #926
Balthazar Aguirr: guitar Santiago Lizcano: drums Johanna Mercuriana: bass, vocals |
12 septiembre 2024
La canción de la semana #925
...is Quién me devuelve el tiempo by Julia Rodríguez, a singer-songwriter from Fuerteventura, recorded live at Sofar Gran Canaria.
05 septiembre 2024
La canción de la semana #924
...is Fandango Mediterrani by Carlos Coronado, from the Catalan guitarist's new album Flamenco Mediterráneo. Listen here to the Radio Clásica (RTVE) program from the cycle Nuestro flamenco dedicated to this recording.
Here is an alternative version of Fandango Mediterrani, a duo with violinist Montserrat Martos.
30 agosto 2024
La canción de la semana #923
...is El Agua Hirviendo by Marta Solís and David Minguillón, recorded live at Sofar Gran Canaria.