Language Block – 把 bǎ
Something that still evades my understanding: 把 When I try to wrap my brain around it, my brain starts to feel loose, as if I'm in the process of forgetting...
Mort Garson – (Mother Earth’s) Plantasia (1976)
This might be my new favorite album of the day/week/month. A perfect backdrop to drop some acid, grow some roots and sprout a few leaves. Or just enjoy it at...
Juan Cirerol – Haciendo Leña (2011)
If Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash had a Mexican baby, he would be Juan Cirerol. His music is energetic, frantic, hilarious, punk, regional, country, folk, and overall, his own. He...
Juan Cirerol – Sesiones Off Season (2013)
Sera que me atraen los cantautores con guitarra y armónica, a la Bob Dylan? Rockdrigo González comes to mind, as well. https://youtu.be/a72Li88jiXM?t=28 Pues, este, realmente me pon-osea todo lo que...
Joyner Lucas – The Making of ADHD (2019)
I can't get enough of this. Although I'm not that into the song, I keep replaying this video over and over so that I can see this beautiful ballet being...
Los Choclok – Sonido Místico (2015)
Tomando elementos de tradiciones musicales veracruzanas como el son jarocho, además de ritmos del mundo tales como; el funk, reggae, cumbia, afro beat, latino, entre otros. Con el objetivo de...
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra & YMO – Simoon (2001)
This feel-good track is the soundtrack for today. The first video makes me sway in my chair like a palm around the desert oasis they sing about. The second, is...
Erkin Koray (Yeraltı Dörtlüsü) – Gün Doğmuyor (1970)
The song begins with an almost 1950's/60's pop song feel, but then the soft, smooth voice of Erkin Koray comes in. Only his lo-fi reverb guitar and the bass accompanying...
Juan Gabriel – En El Palacio de Bellas Artes (1990)
Such a beatiful live performance, I'll never get tired of it! Juan Gabriel's 1990's performance at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City will forever live in my heart....
Can – Tago Mago (1971)
If you told me this album had come out fairly recently, I wouldn't have doubted you. To me, this is one of those albums that you just sink into. And...
Juan Gabriel – Hasta Que Te Conocí (En Vivo) (1990)
[Desde el Palacio de Bellas Artes] This live performance is the perfect introduction to Juan Gabriel if you've never experienced who and what Juanga is and was. It is epic,...
Metro Balderas (1982/1985/1998)
Metro Balderas is one of those songs that anyone who grew up listening to rock en español would instantly recognize; the moment we hear it, we're already singing and dancing...