11 marzo 2022

La canción de la semana #794

...is Procuro Olvidarte by Manuel Alejandro and Ana Magdalena as interpreted by Pasión Vega, Maui de Utrera and Soleá Morente. This “inolvidable” version appeared in the eighth RTVE play program from the series Caminos del flamenco: De Sevilla al bajo Guadalquivir.

26 febrero 2022

La canción de la semana #792

...is Carta de Despedida by Pablo Rodríguez and Humberto Ríos, from Canarian-Cuban duo 2019 album Conversaciones.

19 febrero 2022

La canción de la semana #791

Upon reading that Rammstein plan to cover Entre dos Tierras, the 1990 hit of Héroes del Silencio, I realised that I have no songs by the latter band on this blog, an oversight to be corrected. Right now.

12 febrero 2022

La canción de la semana #790

...is Los Glaciares by Paris-based El Búho (Robin Perkins), from his 2021 album Natura Sonora. El Búho says:

Los Glaciares is a national park found in Argentina at the southern tip of the Andes mountains where three glaciers meet. It is a land of blues and white, of snow-capped mountains and glacial lakes. This track was built around the sound of avalanches and rockfall from the melting glacier and features a collaboration with Argentine musicians Manu Quintans (flutes) and Fede Estevez (percussion).

04 febrero 2022

21 enero 2022

La canción de la semana #787

...is Terra by Tanxugueiras, a Galician trio featuring Olaia Maneiro, Sabela Maneiro and Aida Tarrío. This song has become one of the favorites to win this year's Benidorm Fest, a Spanish pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. If this happens, Spain, for the first time ever, will be represented in Eurovision by a song in a co-official language. Enjoy! And if you feel adventurous, learn the ritmo de panaderas with this video:

13 enero 2022

La canción de la semana #786

...is Se me va a quemar el corazón by Mon Laferte, from her 2021 album SEIS. A live version appears on Laferte's absolutely stunning Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (12 January 2021).

07 enero 2022

La canción de la semana #785

Happy New Year! I'd like to start it with Hixa mía by Almalé, from the Zaragoza-based band's new album of the same name.

Pilar Almalé: viola da gamba, vocal
Thomas Kretzschmar: violín
Alex Comín: guitarra
Fran Gazol: percussion