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 #1008

...is Pedacitos by Ketekalles.

La canción de la semana #1006

...is A la voreta del foc composed by Giulietta Vidal and performed by Alosa.

Irene Romo: cello, vocals, percussion Giulietta Vidal: vocals, percussion Martí Escobedo: guitar Xavi Veres: bass

La canción de la semana #999

...is Moreno (Brasil) by Sílvia Pérez Cruz.

Studio: Sílvia Pérez Cruz: vocals, guitars Carlos Montfort: violin Marta Roma: cello Bori Albero: double bass Live: Sílvia Pérez Cruz: vocals, guitar 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

La canción de la semana #997

...is Tramuntana by Álvaro Lafuente Calvo aka Guitarricadelafuente. This song was featured in his recent (20 January 2026) Tiny Desk Concert.

Álvaro Lafuente: vocals, guitar, zanfona, piano 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

La canción de la semana #991

...is Cançó No. 6 (Canción No. 6) by the Catalan composer Federico Mompou, from the cycle Cançons i danses. Originally written for piano, it was a favourite encore of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. This song appears in the 1976 film Cría Cuervos by Carlos Saura. I liked the classical guitar version as played by the Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe in the recent (12 December 2025) Tiny Desk Concert.

La canción de la semana #987

I don't think Rosalía needs any promotion on this blog, but still, I can't possibly ignore her latest album, Lux. My favourite — and the least over-the-top — song there is Memória, a fado composed and performed by Carminho and Rosalía.

La canción de la semana #937

...is La nuit by Namina & The Barbarians. This is the title track of the Barcelona-based band's brand new album.

Namina: vocals Pepino Pascual: clarinet Pep Gol: trumpet Pere Miró: baritone sax Pablo Martin: trombone Gerard Nieto: piano Pep Rius: bass Xevi Matamala: drums

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.

La canción de la semana #917

...is Por qué Será by Rita Payés featuring La Tania and Yerai Cortés.

La canción de la semana #915

...is Copeo traïdor, a brand new video by Marala with Queralt Lahoz.

La canción de la semana #913

...is La Música by Ketekalles feat. Balkan Paradise Orchestra and La Dame Blanche. This song appears on the Catalan band's 2023 album Antiheroína. Check out the live version with El Plan de la Mariposa at CC Konex, 17 March 2024 (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

La canción de la semana #911

...is I Believe by Màquina!, a Catalan prog-rock band active between 1969 and 1972. This song opens the band's debut album Why? (1970).

La canción de la semana #902

...is Safo by Tarta Relena (Marta Torrella and Helena Ros), based on the lyrics by Sappho. This song appears on the 2021 album Fiat Lux. I learned about this amazing Catalan duo thanks to their performance on the Tiny Desk Concert (3 April 2024).

La canción de la semana #886

...is Luna by Sandra Bautista with Ferran Exceso and Dani Tejedor. This song appears on the Catalan singer-songwriter EP ¡Voces, Camaradas y Acción!

La canción de la semana #873

Irina Bogushevskaya (Ирина Богушевская) sang:

Ах, Рио-Рита! Как высоко плыла ты над нами,
Через страх и озноб, через восторг побед,
Аргентины далёкой привет!

But what Rio Rita has to do with Argentina? Very little. The pasodoble was composed in 1932 by the Catalan Enric Santeugini i Montsalvatge (Enrique Santeugini y Montsalvaje), then resident in Berlin. Originally called Adiós Madrecita (but seriously!), it really became famous as Für dich, Rio Rita (Rio Rita was the name of a dance bar in Tauentzienstraße 12, Berlin), with the German lyrics by Oscar H. Adam. In 1937, the instrumental version by Marek Weber and his orchestra came to the former Soviet Union where it was incredibly popular. By that time, both Weber and Santeugini left Germany.

The song appeared on a B-side of a 78 rpm shellac record, whose A-side was occupied by... Argentina (Ich will ja nichts als deine Liebe) by Santiago Lopez, also performed by Marek Weber. (Neither composer was credited on a Soviet disc. Typical.) Maybe that explains the Rio Rita-Argentina connection?

La canción de la semana #823

...is Cuenta Larga para el Cambio by Las Amigas de Yoli, a duo of Ana G. Aupí (poetry, rap) and Mònica Guiteras Blaya (guitar, vocals).

La canción de la semana #805

...is Alegria performed by FlamenGrass, the Barcelonese quartet featuring Carol Duran (violin, vocals), Lluís Gómez (banjo), Maribel Rivero (double bass, vocals) and Javier Vaquero (guitar). This song appears on the band's album of the same name.

La canción de la semana #803

...is Dona a l'aigua by Raquel Lúa, from the Barcelonese singer-songwriter's new album Piel.

La canción de la semana #801

...is Barna by Maruja Limón, from the Barcelona-based band's brand new album Vidas. Maruja Limón play in the Parque Doramas on 14 of May as a part of the 2022 Musicando season.