The last song of the year is Mapu (Tierra), sung in Mapuche and Spanish by Noelia Pucci, a singer and composer from Neuquén Province, Argentina. A slightly different version of this song appears on her debute album, Noe Pucci.
29 diciembre 2013
20 diciembre 2013
La canción de la semana #401
...is All Along the Watchtower performed by Eliades Ochoa. This song appears on the new album From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan, a collection of 13 Dylan's songs re-nterpreted by musicians from Algeria, Australia, Bhutan, Egypt, India, Iran, Hungary, Macedonia, Myanmar, Romania, Taiwan and, of course, Cuba.
14 diciembre 2013
La canción de la semana #400
Our 400th (!) song of the week is Apriétame asi by Dominican accordionist, singer and composer Lidia María Hernández López, better known as La India Canela.
From the liner notes to her 2008 album, Merengue Típico from the Dominican Republic:
The song that made La India famous in the early 1990s, this merengue is in the mambo-based style that was then just beginning to bring típico back into the public eye. Tho first mambo section starts at about 2:00; a second mambo enters after the next verse, and is filled in with bass and conga solos.
And what solos: short, inventive, fun solos. Electric bass may have replaced marimba in merengue típico bands, but — pay attention! — between 2:52 and 3:04, the bassist Alfonso González Perdomo is doing his fantastic imitation of marimba sound.
07 diciembre 2013
La canción de la semana #399
...is A trace of grace composed by Michel Godard and performed by Godard (serpent), Helena Rüegg (bandoneon) and Quique Sinesi (guitar, charango). This theme appears on the trio's album Días de felicidad (2012).
30 noviembre 2013
La canción de la semana #398
The Barcelonian band Calima was created in 2005 by Juanlu "El Canijo" Leprevost (a founding member of Ojos de Brujo). This week's song, Que me lleve, appears on Calima's brand new album, Lumbre.
23 noviembre 2013
La canción de la semana #397
...is Doundari by Africando, featuring Guinea's Sékouba Bambino (of Bembeya Jazz fame). The band's new album, Viva Africando, is out now.
15 noviembre 2013
La canción de la semana #396
Yes, Gipsy Kings are back! Their 25th Anniversary World Tour continues next year: January in the USA and February in Europe. This week's song is Samba Samba from their new album Savor Flamenco.
09 noviembre 2013
La canción de la semana #395
Hispania & Japan: Dialogues is a project by Jordi Savall that commemorates arrival of Francis Xavier to Japan in 1549. It features Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Japanese musicians Masako Hirao, Hiroyuki Koinuma, Ichiro Seki and Yukio Tanaka. This week's song is Senhora del Mundo performed by the late Montserrat Figueras García (soprano) accompanied by Ken Zuckerman (sarod) and Prahbu Edouart (tabla).
01 noviembre 2013
La canción de la semana #394
Què volen aquesta gent? (What do these people want?) was composed in 1968 by Mallorcan singer Maria del Mar Bonet to lyrics by Lluís Serrahima. The song, based on a real tragic event, was promptly banned by Franco regime and, perhaps in part thanks to that, became something of an anti-Franco anthem. This version was performed by Bonet and Companyia Elèctrica Dharma during Concert per la Llibertat on 29 June 2013.
27 octubre 2013
La canción de la semana #393
...is Pachamama performed by the author, Laura Caronni (cello, violin, vocals) in duo with Juan Carlos Cáceres (piano and vocal). This song appears on Cáceres's 2011 album Noche de Carnaval.
19 octubre 2013
La canción de la semana #392
...is Desconsolado from the 1989 Finnish road movie Leningrad Cowboys Go America directed by Aki Kaurismäki.
When the film was finished, the fictional rock band, Leningrad Cowboys, continued as a real one. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic Total Balalaika Show, Leningrad Cowboys and The Russian Air Force Choir will be touring Finland from 27 November to 7 December 2013.
12 octubre 2013
La canción de la semana #391
Back to Finland: this week's song is Karjalan poikia (Los Muchachos de Carelia) by Veli-Matti Järvenpää, one of Polkabilly Rebels and inventor of "Fin-Mex" style.
05 octubre 2013
La canción de la semana #390
Siboney was written by Ernesto Lecuona in 1929. Many great singers had a go at it but this week's version is performed by the one and only Concha Buika! This song also appears on her latest album, La Noche Más Larga. Buika performs at London's Barbican on 14 October.
28 septiembre 2013
La canción de la semana #389
...is Los Chucos Suaves by "Father of the Chicano Music" Lalo Guerrero y Sus Cinco Lobos, recorded in 1949.
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Los Chucos Suaves
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21 septiembre 2013
La canción de la semana #388
...is Tango Hississä (Tango in an Elevator) performed by my Finnish tango heroines, Milla Viljamaa and Johanna Juhola. The duo's new album, Tango Diary, is out 10 October.
14 septiembre 2013
La canción de la semana #387
To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup, Bruce Springsteen sang Manifiesto — reportedly the last song written by Victor Jara — during his first ever performance in Chile. Now tell me you don't get goosebumps from that trumpet solo and the last verse.
Yo no canto por cantar
ni por tener buena voz,
canto porque la guitarra
tiene sentido y razón.
Tiene corazón de tierra
y alas de palomita,
es como el agua bendita
santigua glorias y penas.
Aquí se encajó mi canto
como dijera Violeta
guitarra trabajadora
con olor a primavera.
Que no es guitarra de ricos
ni cosa que se parezca
mi canto es de los andamios
para alcanzar las estrellas,
que el canto tiene sentido
cuando palpita en las venas
del que morirá cantando
las verdades verdaderas,
no las lisonjas fugaces
ni las famas extranjeras
sino el canto de una lonja
hasta el fondo de la tierra.
Ahí donde llega todo
y donde todo comienza
canto que ha sido valiente
siempre será canción nueva.
07 septiembre 2013
La canción de la semana #386
...is a Sephardic song Tres Hermanicas Eran (There were three sisters) performed by Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico.
Tres hermanicas eran,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Tres hermanicas eran,
tres hermanicas son.
Las dos eran cazadas,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Las dos eran cazadas,
la chica en perdición.
Su padre con vergüenza,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Su padre con vergüenza
a Rodas la envió.
En medio del camino,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
En medio del camino
castillos la fraguó.
Ventanas hizo altas,
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Ventanas hizo altas
porque no sube varón.
Varón es que lo supo
blancas de roz, ay ramas de flor
Varón es que lo supo
a la mar ya se echó.
01 septiembre 2013
La canción de la semana #385
Palomita dónde vas is a traditional yaraví arequipeño song with lyrics of Peruvian poet and revolutionary Mariano Melgar (1790—1815). Here is an interpretation by Sylvia Falcón.
24 agosto 2013
La canción de la semana #384
Raúl Mannola is an Argentina-born Finnish guitarist now based in Madrid. This week's song is milonga Nenúfar performed by Raúl Mannola Quartet, featuring Leandro Bianchi (guitar), Juan Carlos Aracil (flute) and Jesús Mañeru (percussion).
17 agosto 2013
La canción de la semana #383
...is Mediterranean Sundance/Río Ancho by Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía. The original version appeared on 1981 album Friday Night in San Francisco. Here is a new interpretation of this modern classic by Iraqi-Hungarian oud player Omar Bashir and his band.
11 agosto 2013
La canción de la semana #382
Continuing with tango: this week's song is Nostalgias written in 1936 by Argentinians Juan Carlos Cobián and Enrique Cadícamo. I like this version by Finnish singer Pauliina May.
04 agosto 2013
28 julio 2013
21 julio 2013
La canción de la semana #379
...is Viene de Mi, from the new album of the same name by the queen of Argentinian cumbia: La Yegros!
14 julio 2013
07 julio 2013
La canción de la semana #377
...is La secreta by Limando el Serrucho, who were performing in the early hours of this morning at the Fuerteventura en Música 2013 festival in El Cotillo. The international band was formed in Fuerteventura in 2002 and is now based in Madrid.
29 junio 2013
La canción de la semana #376
...is Canarito de sangre by Gran Canarian band The Monos, who are performing next weekend at the Fuerteventura en Música 2013 festival in El Cotillo.
22 junio 2013
La canción de la semana #375
...is ¿Quién será? composed and recorded in 1953 by Mexican Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. Its English version, Sway, was made famous by Dean Martin the following year. The song was covered by numerous artists, from Cliff Richard to Björk and Jennifer Lopez, and remains as (if not more) popular today as 60 years ago.
The videoclip from Escuela de vagabundos (1954) featuring Pedro Infante.
16 junio 2013
09 junio 2013
La canción de la semana #373
I never heard of jazz pianist and composer Ariadna Castellanos until I saw her on Spanish TV earlier this week. And now I want to share her music with you: Volar por volar by Ariadna Castellanos and Juan Debel.
02 junio 2013
La canción de la semana #372
...is Tumi Eshechile Porshu by the London-based Afrobeat-Bangladeshi-Cuban fusion band Lokkhi Terra. You can see them live on 8 June playing at the Songlines Encounters Festival, Kings Place, London.
26 mayo 2013
18 mayo 2013
12 mayo 2013
05 mayo 2013
La canción de la semana #368
...is bulerías Despacito by José Fernández Torres, better known as Tomatito. This song appears on Tomatito's new album Soy Flamenco.
28 abril 2013
La canción de la semana #367
...is Yo quisiera by the great Oscar D'León. There are many versions of the song but my favourite is this extended jam session featuring José Alberto "El Canario".
20 abril 2013
La canción de la semana #366
...is La Canción de Sofía by Stanley Clarke. This song appears on 1995 album by Clarke, Al Di Meola and Jean-Luc Ponty, The Rite of Strings.
09 abril 2013
La canción de la semana #365
María Antonia Abad Fernández, better known as Sara Montiel, died yesterday aged 85.
Rumba Chamelona from 1962 film La reina del Chantecler.
06 abril 2013
La canción de la semana #364
...is Por la Frontera by San Francisco-based folk fusion band Rupa & the April Fishes. Enjoy!
30 marzo 2013
La canción de la semana #363
...is Giros, performed by Mexican jazz singer Iraida Noriega. This song appears on double CD Homenaje a Fito Páez (2006).
22 marzo 2013
La canción de la semana #362
Bebo Valdés, Cuban jazz piano legend, died today aged 94.
Obsesión, a bolero by the Puerto Rican composer Pedro Flores Córdova. Bebo Valdés, piano; Dieguito El Cigala, vocals; Javier Colina, bass; Israel Porrina "Piraña", cajon; El Niño Josele, guitar.
17 marzo 2013
La canción de la semana #361
...is Planta Baja performed by Tres Tristes Tangos, a tango/klezmer trio from Mexico City consisting of Alex Daniels (accordion), Daniel Paz (clarinet) and Jorge González (double bass).
09 marzo 2013
La canción de la semana #360
...is Alma de Cantaora, a title track from the new album by Amparo Sánchez.
03 marzo 2013
La canción de la semana #359
...is Guaguanco by Changüi Habana. This song appears on Lula Lounge: Essential Tracks CD.
24 febrero 2013
16 febrero 2013
La canción de la semana #357
...is Rafael Cepeda's bomba classic Habla Cuembé performed by Plena Libre. This song appears on the band's new album Corazón, to be released on 26 February 2013.
09 febrero 2013
La canción de la semana #356
...is Java by Paris-based Argentinians Cuarteto Cedrón. More music here.
03 febrero 2013
La canción de la semana #355
...is La Fuerza del Sentimiento featuring chanting by Peruvian Shipibo shaman Guillermo Arevalo Valera. This song appears on Black Box, a new album by French guitarist Nicolas Repac.
27 enero 2013
La canción de la semana #354
...is Juliana performed by Dark Latin Groove, from the band's 1997 album Swing On. The song was written by then-DLG member Huey Dunbar (the one with purple hair) and features the great Cuco Valoy.
20 enero 2013
La canción de la semana #353
...is Peruvian Groovin' by Cuban-American band Del Exilio. The band's new album, PANAMERICANO, is out on 1 March 2013.
13 enero 2013
05 enero 2013
La canción de la semana #351
...is Me He De Guardar, a song by great Chabuca Granda, performed by Luz Katharine. This song appears on the singer's new album, Eros y tantos, Las flores buenas de Chabuca y Félix.
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