In 1862, the famous Spanish luthier Antonio de Torres created a guitar with back and sides of papier-mâché. In the 21st century, the Italian guitarist Federica Artuso recorded the album called Papier-Mâché where she plays on replicas of the Torres guitar built by Fabio Zontini. I learned about this from the Radio Clásica programme La guitarra de papel (broadcast on 16 January 2026).
From the above album, Milonguea del ayer by the Argentine composer and guitarist Abel Fleury.
...is Rumba del Porvenir by María del Tango, from the Granadan singer's album Entre Dos Mundos.
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María del Tango: vocals Rodrigo Díaz El Niño: drums, percussion, synthesizers, backing vocals Rubén García: keyboards Javi Geras: bass Juanma Montoya: guitars |
...is Guerra Fría by Paulina Villalobos, from the Chilean singer's EP Colibrí.
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Paulina Villalobos: vocals Joaquín Fuentes: piano Guillermo Muñoz: bass Edzon Maqueira: drums Alfredo Tauber: euphonium, keyboards |
...is Razón de vivir by the Argentine singer-songwriter Víctor Heredia. There are beautiful covers by Mercedes Sosa, Eva Ayllón, Tania Libertad and many others, but today I'll stick to the author's version.
Para decidir si sigo poniendo esta sangre en tierra |
I discovered this song a while ago but kept it for this special occasion. So, our 1000th canción de la semana is wonderful Pepito by iLe with Carlos Figueroa, Fernando Tarrazo and Victor Alicea aka Guille — the favourite dancer of Bad Bunny!
...is Moreno (Brasil) by Sílvia Pérez Cruz.
Studio:
Carlos Montfort: violin Marta Roma: cello Bori Albero: double bass
Hamilton de Holanda: mandolin, backing vocals Jota.pê: palmas, backing vocals Marta Roma: cello, backing vocals Renata Neves: violin, backing vocals Pedro Moraes, Alberto Pérez: double bass Lorenzo Gasconcelos: tambor Paula Raya, Paloma Ronai, Camila Costa: backing vocals Iara Cassano, Jefferson Bilisco: dancers Suelinda Corsino, Lola Cruz: actresses |
...is Diamantes salados by the Canarian cantautora and percussionist Nuria Herrero.
...is Tramuntana by Álvaro Lafuente Calvo aka Guitarricadelafuente. This song was featured in his recent (20 January 2026) Tiny Desk Concert.
Pablo Serrano: keys, piano, guitar, background vocals Pau Vehí: guitar, background vocals Belén Vidal: bass, electronics, background vocals Toni Llull: drums, background vocals Mikaela Vazquez: violin, background vocals Oscar Trujillo: cello, background vocals Ismael Zazo: viola, background vocals Alberto Torres: accordion, percussion, background vocals |
...is Amar by Gaia Banfi, performed live at ESMA in Rennes, France on 2 December 2025. This song appears on the Italian artist's album La Maccaia.
