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

La canción de la semana #967

...is Me Retiro by Grupo Frontera and Santana!

La canción de la semana #866

...is Niña Salvaje by Nya de la Rubia.

La canción de la semana #821

...is Corazón culpable by Antony Santos aka "El Bachatú", from his 1994 album Cojelo Ahí.

La canción de la semana #518

Here's some sensual solo bachata dance to Melina by Fernando and Joan Soriano. This song appears on Joan Soriano's 2015 album Me decidí.

La canción de la semana #291

...is Lamento boliviano, performed by Argentinian rockers Enanitos Verdes.

La canción de la semana #252

...is Mi último llanto, from El Duque de La Bachata album by Joan Soriano. To quote the Songlines' Top of the World review:

Dukes rarely make good dance music. Think of the Duque de Edimburgo, or the Duque de Westminster: both rubbish with a bongo. The Duque de la Bachata, on the other hand, saves the honour of the ducal species with this terrific collection of the Dominican Republic's second-line rhythm, bachata, remaining the authentic staple of the poor suburbs of Santo Domingo despite its recent exaltation to international pop prominence.

La canción de la semana #223

...is Dos locos by Monchy y Alexandra, from their 2002 album Confesiones.