201 songs, albums and movies submitted this week for assessment
The Blues is Again, album by Karen Lawrence. Wow! Can this woman rock and play the blues! The ten songs on this album vary from traditional blues to gut-wrenching blues rock, to one thing else all her personal. There’s nothing like her on the market and this can be a will need to have album whether or not or not you’re a blues fan. She nails it and she’s going to nail you. Stream on Spotify and all main platforms.
Encuentro Theme , single and video, by Reginald Policard & Richard Bona. A fascinating new collaboration between Haitian pianist Reginald Policard and a number of friends, together with Richard Bona and Angelique Kidjo. World music is a part of what it’s, jazz is one other, and Cuban and samba and all types of issues blended into an earworm that may maintain your transferring. The complete album, Boarding Go, is due out quickly, so stream this one and search for the album. Spanish. Stream on Spotify
Actual Synthetic, single by Elston Torres. One other, transferring and grooving hit from the Cuban love tune king, Full orchestration with a singable refrain., and happiness . Dance it. Find it irresistible. Stream it. On all main platforms. Spanish.
Dame de Ese Amor, single by Chicochica. Mysterious, Rhythmic, haunting, the duo of Juan Galeano and Fer Casillas have assembled an inspiring, seize your intestine, anthem that’s highly effective and gripping, and great to take heed to. Stream on all main platforms. Spanish.
Radical Optimism, album by Dua Lipa. Pop bliss. Pure and easy pop bliss as solely the highest streaming feminine artist on Spotify can do. The 11 songs on this album vary from the half-billon streamed Houdini’s driving pop beat, to the advanced “Pleased for You”, she covers all of the bases and his a house run. Stream on all platforms.
La Llorona, single by Omara Portuonda. I’m a sucker for La Llorona, the beloved conventional Mexican heartbreaker tune of a mom looking eternally for the youngsters she drowned. A whole bunch of variations are on the market, and each singer in Mexico options at the very least one rendition in her live shows, This one is by the Cuban grand outdated woman of music, and he or she provides a Latin beat/Cuban taste to it that’s fascinating. Spanish. Stream on all main platforms.
BONUS
Ruidosa Competition in New York
The primary pageant of ladies in music in Latin America will have fun with live shows and dialog panels on August 10, 2024 in New York . This 12 months, Ruidosa’s collaboration with Lincoln Middle brings artists from throughout the Latin diaspora, together with iLE , Buscabulla , Fran Valenzuela , Mare Advertencia Lirika , Salt Cathedral , Renee Goust alongside Khylie Rylo: CYBER ll be MASHAKA , Riobamba , Tayhana and Mireya Ramos from Flor de Toloache. Dwell music, trade panels, and an unforgettable silent dance night time, will spotlight the empowerment of ladies within the artistic industries by way of a Latinx perspective. Info at https://www.lincolncenter.org/sequence/summer-for-the-city/ruidosa-fest
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