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HOT HALF DOZEN 1.27.26
A little Mex-Tex, a song of mature love, urgent blues, and a dreamy piano…what a lineup this week Oh, and some norteno
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January 27, 2026
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A little Mex-Tex, a song of mature love, urgent blues, and a dreamy piano…what a lineup this week Oh, and some norteno
Six artist, some so new they are just barely platformed, some around long enough to have multiple albums. All Spanish this week as I am drawing half f the songs from the FIMPRO music convention coming up next month, and rest from songs I received las week.
I went a Carole King Tribute in México Sunday night and remembered how much of my musical life she occupied.
Oaxacan feminie folk to dream pop, to rappu regional and a 20-song album by Haley Williams.
Julieta Venegas, A Ha’sh colab with Thalia, and Dopamine – Robyn roars back with emotion-laden dancepop. Plus Erika de Casier and Cazzu
Back from Thanksgiving with some stunning songs from Mexico, Cuba-Canada, and the US. been a good year – take a listen
Post Halloween and back to normal. Over 240 songs submitted. Here ae my recommendations –
From cumbia to pop to heartbreak and love songs, this week is a adventure through Mexican and Latin music.
Meklit is the perfect example of Music Sin Fronteras. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, her family became refugees, and she moved to the United States as a young child. After a degree from Yale, she found her artistic home in San Francisco, California. Her music is a rich tapestry that draws together influences from jazz, soul, folk, and the varied traditions of East Africa.
Shweta Harve has already proven she can turn a sharp eye on the world around her. Her last single, “What
New songs and old talent this week. Robert Plant has a new album out as does Natalia Lafourcade and Margo Price
Estani’s latest album is a vibrant collaboration with the Grammy-winning legends Los Texmaniacs, infusing classic Conjunto sounds with her signature modern twist. “Mi Suerte Ha Cambiado” won Best Latin Traditional at the 2025 Hollywood Independent Music Awards: a stunning recognition for a song that reimagines a 50-year-old family heirloom into something timeless and magnetic.
Becky G & Delilah, The Warning, Eljuri and more, with songs ranging from hard rock to conjunto.
From the vicious to the sublime. Madison Cunningham kills you softly, The Zac Schulze Gang grabs your throat with fast-paced rock, and Monsieur Periné makes you smile and dance.
Black Keys, he Third Mind,, Chika Di, JNoa and more. This week we do rap/hip hop/ regional Mexican, alt pop and electronica/dream pop. Some new, some you know well.
Vivir Quintana is one of the female voices moving into Mexico’s traditionally male regional music scene—norteña, corridos, and banda. But she is more than that. She blends these regional folk traditions with poignant social commentary—a kind of regional Mexican rap in its lyrical thrust.
It begins, as so many stories do, with sunlight. A slow stretch, a sip of coffee, the hush of a
Powerful music this week by Mexican, DR, and American bands, Iron and Wine, Virir Quintana, Leton Pe.
I recently discovered ZORA on Spotify and decided to look deeper. What I found inspired this week’s Music Sin Fronteras. She is very music sin fronteras, although not my usual Latin/US/Canadian. Her sin fronteras is Hungary.
