Antes de Ti, single Silvana Estrada. I could listen to this song for hours. Although I only barely understand the Spanish lyrics, its simplicity, its minimalism, and the contrast/harmony of Silvana Estrada’s voice...
Antes de Ti, video/single by Silvana Estrada & pablopablo. I really love this song. It is a spare, stripped-down bolero that just focuses on the voices. What I really love is the...
Mismo Amor single by Julieta Venegas. Fast-paced, sophisticated arrangement, this moves with clap beats and animated touches, making it an earworm in itself. Venegas’ voice is a thing alive, a ringmistress pulling your...
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...
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 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony is now in the history books. As I said last week, I didn’t go this year because of the cost, plus, I no longer have...
We’ll Tell the Stories, an album by Mary Lou Fulton. A powerful bi-lingual salute to freedom, determination, and remembering our history. To remember is to live Fulton tells us in her angelic...
