Today’s Video: “Nueva Musica” – Julieta Venegas

In anticipation of Friday’s free summer concerts in New York list our final video this week looks at one of my favorite musicians: Mexico’s Julieta Venegas.

The songstress’ latest album includes songs from her recently-televised MTV Unplugged appearance. In the special, she sang her repertoire of songs in an intimate setting and with guests including Mala Rodriguez and Gustavo Santaolalla. One of the tunes covered by Venegas was “El Presente” which can be viewed by clicking the link below. (Unfortunately the clip cannot be embedded).

Click here to watch Julieta Venegas - El Presente (MTV Unplugged Version)

Previous videos this week: Adriana Calcanhotto, Grupo Uranio, and Sergio Mendes.

Sources- The Latin Americanist, julietavenegas.com, Billboard, YouTube, Vivirlatino

Today’s Video: “Nueva Musica” – Adriana Calcanhotto

We continue with our video theme of new albums coming out this summer with a video from Brazilian musician Adriana Calcanhotto. The singer/composer will come out with her latest album- Maré- next week. The following video shows off her dulcet voice and easygoing musical style.

Previous videos this week looked at Grupo Uranio and Sergio Mendes.

Sources- The Latin Americanist, adrianacalcanhotto.com, Billboard, YouTube

Today’s Video: “Nueva Musica” – Grupo Uranio

We continue with our video theme of new albums coming out this summer with an offering from Grupo Uranio.

The band specializes in duranguense- a musical genre which according to Wikipedia:

Is closely related to the Mexican styles of banda and norteño. Duranguense has several differences…(it) focuses on el tamborazo, which is the bass drum. The tempo is noticeably faster than banda or norteño… People unfamiliar with duranguense occasionally say it sounds rather like traditional circus music.

Much like banda and norteño, duranguense songs typically focus on longing and love lost. Such is the case with “Dulce Veneno” (“Sweet Poison”), where the protagonist sings to his sweetheart and begs her not to leave him. The song comes from an album of the same name by Grupo Uranio which was released last week.

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Sources- YouTube, Wikipedia, Billboard