Arreglándome y Dañándome , single by Nampa Basico featuring Samantha Barrón. Columbian hip-hop kind joins sultry-voiced Mexican singer-songwriter for a genre-mixing flow of R&B, hip hop, and Soul that explores painful relationships that are also full of love. Stream on Spotify, follow at instagram.com/nanpabasicooficial/
Cunado Estoy Contigo single by Vale with Juan Pablo Isaza and Nicolás González . The Columbian twin sisters combine feminine softness with a sharp-edged beat to explore relationships that eventually dead end. Wise story, habit-forming music. Stream on Spotify, follow at valemusica.com/
Favorite Scene, single by Boogie Beasts with Rijkje Crommen. As usual, the Boogie Beats rock their way into your heart, or at least into your muscle memory. Good, solid rock with a stripped down Curtis Mayfield feel that is just plain fun. Stream at Spotify, follow at www.boogiebeasts.com/
Bad Spell, single by Karen Lawrence. Raw music with a crystal clear blues voice. Single from the new Blue by Nature. Some of the best blues out there. Stream on Spotify, and all streaming platforms. Follow at facebook.com/KarenLawrenceBlueByNature/
Black Myself, single by Amythyst Kiah. Socks you in the gut with it lyrics and moves your arms and legs with its beats. The Grammy-nominated Kiah takes no prisoners and you can’t stop playing her music. She slides her message into your head and your body like the sharpest scalpel. From the 2019 album “Songs of Our Native Daughters” Stream n Bandcamp. Follow at facebook.com/amythystkiah
Glossy, single by Binx. Another earworm from the South African Bee, this time a song that started out as a anthem of women’s strength and ended up a demand for equality for all people. Tap your feet, but listen to the lyrics. Stream on Spotify. Download at Apple Music and YouTube Music.
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About Patrick O'Heffernan, Music Sin Fronteras (519 Articles)
Patrick O’Heffernan, PhD., is a music journalist based in Mexico, with a global following. He focuses on music in English and Spanish that combines rock and rap, blues and jazz and pop with music from Latin America, especially Mexico like cumbia, banda, son jarocho, and mariachi. He is also edits a local news website and is a subeditor of a local Spanish language newspaper. Check out his weekly column Music Sin Frontera on Sunday nights.
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