La canción de la semana #1022

...is Al matí (En la mañana) by Atila, the closing track of the Catalan band's 1978 album Reviure (Revivir). I learned about this — and many other — Spanish prog-rock bands from the recent (5 July 2026) Paisajes progresivos podcast by Pontevedra Viva.

La canción de la semana #1021

...is Game Over by Macarena Campos aka Masquemusica with Ruzica Flores. This song appears on the Chilean singer's live session at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC) of Santiago.

Masquemusica: vocals Ruzica Flores: vocals DJ Pérez: piano Ed Neidhardt: sax, flute Oddó: bass Felipe Metraca: drums

La canción de la semana #1020

...is Ay de mí by Una Perra Andaluz, the musical alter ego of the Argentine cantautora and actress Cyn Ciardullo. This version appears on her recent Live Session.

Cyn Ciardullo: vocals Daniel Corrado‬: drums Fede Elías: electric guitar Ramiro Rodríguez Goitía: acoustic guitar Gabriel Vilches‬: bass

La canción de la semana #1019

...is Las Rosas No Hablan, a Spanish-language version of As Rosas Não Falam by Cartola, performed by the Melissa Aldana Quartet featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant. This ballad appears on the Chilean saxophonist's 2026 album Filin.

Melissa Aldana: tenor saxophone Gonzalo Rubalcaba: piano Peter Washington: double bass Kush Abadey: drums Cécile McLorin Salvant: vocals

La canción de la semana #1018

...is Mal de Amores by Lila Downs, from her new album, Cambias Mi Mundo.

La canción de la semana #1017

...is Barrio Esperanza, the title song to the Spanish TV series of the same name starring Mariona Terés, performed by María Peláe and Alba Reig.

La canción de la semana #1016

...is dandovueltasdandovueltasdandovueltasdandovueltas (yes, that long) by Naomi Ramírez Rivera aka RaiNao, a duet with great Omara Portuondo. I first heard this song on the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter's Tiny Desk Concert (20 May 2026).

RaiNao: vocals, tenor sax, maracas Frido Vargas: guitar, timbal, backing vocals Emilio Mendez Ramirez: keys Giovanni Ortiz: bass LuisFra Colon: tenor sax, güiro, flute Jahaziel Garcia: trumpet Joey Oyola: trombone Nubia Marina Garcia: percussion Naisa Suané: percussion Deborah Amanda: backing vocals Veronica Rolon: güiro, backing vocals

La canción de la semana #1015

...is Mi Gran Amor composed by Édgar Barrera and performed by Santana and Becky G. In the interview with Billboard, Barrera said that he wrote the song "after learning that a friend had been detained by ICE".

migra f. coloq. Méx. Cuerpo de la Policía de inmigración de los Estados Unidos de América.

La canción de la semana #1014

...is Me tatué by Blanca la Almendrita. This song is featured in her recent Live Delirio (Alacena live desk) performance premiered on 9 April 2026.

Blanca la Almendrita: vocals, composer Yazan Ibrahim: guitars, production Webo Rodríguez: keyboards Chema del Estad: drums, percussion Manu Romero: bass Laura Mateo: backing vocals Alba Cortés: backing vocals

La canción de la semana #1013

...is La Mentira y La Verdad by Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea, better known as La Doña. I first heard this song in the American singer's Live on KEXP performance (recorded 27 February 2026 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, California).

Ayla Davila: vocals, bass, bass drum Camilo Landau: guitar, tres, vocals Miguel Govea: guitar, accordion, trumpet, baritone, vocals Cecilia Peña-Govea: vocals Naomi Garcia Pasmanick: maracas, sax, vocals Amanda Magaña: bongo, congas, güira, vocals Omar Ledezma: conga, caja Andre Louviere: tuba Dayron Calderon: trombone, vocals