When you think about musicians whose careers are going strong after 40, most of the names that will pop into your head are men: Jay Z, Kanye West, of course, Paul McCartney...
Back in February (seems like a lifetime ago) I reviewed Gaby Moreno’s 2024 album Dusk. In April’s Hot Half Dozen I recommended the music video for her single “Lamento”, that tells the...
Hard Headed Woman, album by Margo Price. From the introductory “Prelude to Hard Headed Woman” to the final song, “Kissing You Goodbye”, this country…and blues, and rock, and ballads album is an...
Malaventurados No Lloran by La Nueva Ola de Cumbia. Los Malaventurados No Llora is just plain happy. It’s cumbia – what can I say? You dance to it. The song is a...
Hablanda de Mi, single by J Noa. Dominican rapper J Noa, 2X consecutive Latin GRAMMY nominee, joins with Goyo from the group ChocQuibTown. The song uses Goyo’s melodic, Afro-Latin influence to complement...
Amanece (a Pepe Mujica), single by Manuel Garcia. The feeling is Spanish, the movement is gentle rock, the lyrics are storytelling with the hypnotic melody of Chilean trova. Garcia combines the heart...
The Man, single by Kirby. A cross between blues and gospel, this song gets to you in your gut. You listen to the beat and snap your fingers, and feel the emotion...
I am staying north of the border this week, with one of the musical forms that is inherently Sin Fronteras – the blues. A blend of African rhythms, holler work songs, jazz,...
