HOT HALF DOZEN 4.20.21

From 97 songs submitted this week, e give you best six in all genres

97 submissions this week

BLOOM  by Binx . She takes you deep  into her pop music mystery world with a a shimmering production and addictive beat that carries her unique voice forward as she blooms in front of your ears. Stream on Spotify, Soundcloud.; follow her on YouTube, TikTok and all socials and at http://www.binxofficial.com

Oh My Oh My by Maggie Szabo . This multi-million stream singer/songwriter/composer will release her latest soon-to-be a hit this Friday, joining her other Billboard listed songs. Will get you up and dancing and moving and singing along. Pre-save on Spotify. Follow her at https://allaboutmaggie.com

She Knows It by X.Ari . Moving, powerful complex, X.ARI transcends pop and electronica and yet embraces them. You will listen again and again to catch all the subtleties buried in the production and the messages hidden in the lyrics. Wow! Stream it on Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud. Follow her on Facebook and all socials, and check out the video on Youtube. Check out X.Ari’s “Mental Health Month with X. ARI” #MHMwXARI                  

Pitaya Roja, single by Gina Chavez. The newest song from the Latin Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and native Texan grabs you from the first word, Chavez’s newest song propels you will a tinge of urgency in the vocals and solid, complex rhythms of the Mexican Institute of Sound that powers through the complex production . Stream on Spotify. Follow her socials and at .ginachavez.com.

El Tiempo Se Acabó  single/video by Maria Raquel. Rapid fire Latin rhythms combining merengue and swing with strong vocals, this debut single from Raquel shares heartbreak and determination and the courage to say “Time is Up” . Stream on Spotify. Follow her on Youtube, Facebook and Instagram and at mariaraquelsandino.com

Cien Anos. Single by Natalia Lafourcade. The Grammy winning Lafourcade joins with the legendary Pepe Aguilar for a lilting, romantic, duet of this cover of the 1953 Mexican classic,popularized by Pedro Infante. This is the first song from her forthcoming album  ‘Un Canto Por México, Vol. 2‘. Stream on Spotify, Apple Music. Follow on Facebook, all socials.

BONUS:  Black Bird, single and video  by Marilyn Mccoo and Billy Davis Jr. A tribute to fallen civil rights and social justice leaders, both the song and the vieo are a powerful statement. A vailable on all platforms.

Patrick O’Heffernan, host Music Sin Fronteras radio