Goliath, single by Jesse Reyes. A cross between R&B, love songs, and light rap, this song will grow on you. Reyes’ sweet, little girl voice (how she maintains the high notes is beyond me) is lilting even when she rap talks. Fascinating. Check out the Album, Paid in Memoires. Stream on Major platforms.
Incondicional, single by Vega. She is dreamy and seductive and energetic at the same time, in this song, with the music supporting her vocal adventure but never getting in the say. There is an urgency to the lyrics and how she delivers them, but a calmness in the arrangement. Genius. Spanish. Check out the full album, Ignis. Stream on major platforms.
Vandalos,by Bandolos Chinos. Eleven songs all in the soft, gentle groove that is Bandalos Chinos. They could sink into boy bandness, but they don’t. Instead, they punctuate their romantic lyric with soaring riffs and muted dance-like rhythms. Intricate but simple at the same time. The compositions are clever earworms, especially “Commando Juntar”. Spanish. Stream on Spotify and major platforms.
Un Error, single by Estevie. Ok, this is just fun. Estevie (Sarah Silva) is a 20-year-old first-generation Mexican American singer who delivers a unique blend of traditional Latin styles and modern pop, some call cumbia-pop sound. The Mexican regional beat, the lyrics, the instrumentals that feel like a huapango band, and her voice with a kind of secret smile in it all combine into a fun grab-your-ear song. Love it. Spanish. Stream on Spotify and major platforms
Capetown, single by Binx. Something different and lovely from the pop singer. A nostalgic, dreamy, revisiting of the major city near her childhood home in South Africa. The guitar strum perfectly sets the mood for her trip back in time and to the other side of the world from her home in Los Angeles. Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music. Visit her other songs on Spotify.
Gracias de la vida, single by Las Voces de Latinoamérica. Wow. The lineup is amazing “The Voices of Latin America” is a project that began as a dream when exponents and musicians of Latin American song came together, with two emblematic songs: “Gracias a la Vida” (“Thanks to Life”) and “Yo Vengo a Ofrecer Mi Corazón” (“I Come to Offer My Heart. The singers are Margarita Laso (Ecuador) María Fernanda Rivera (Ecuador) Juanita Burbano (Ecuador) Susana Baca (Peru) Pascuala Ilabaca (Chile) Aida Cuevas (Mexico) Niyireth Alarcón (Colombia) Xiomara Fortuna (Dominican Republic). Stream the entire álbum on Spotify and major platforms
BONUS
Women of Musica de Mexicana . A compilation playlist on Spotify of 200 songs from rap to ranchero by the best musica Mujeres
