Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Six musicians came together as a Dominican rock/pop band and called themselves Bocatabú, which means the absence of fear in the face of absolute love. Already a massive hit in their home country, “A Contraluz” — the first single from the upcoming album Historias Virgenes evokes the mystery and passion of moonlit nights. You realize this lyrical and abstract song isn’t just another Latin alternative rocker when the violins heighten the drama midway through.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana. Vicente Garcia and American Idol’s Jason Castro could have been dreadlocked brothers from other mothers. They both have sweet, romantic voices set to a light fusion of world and pop music. Garcia, however, hails from the Dominican Republic and sings in Spanish. The deeply passionate “Como Has Logrodo” sways with gentle bachata orchestration, the sentimental sweep of violins, and the earthy strum of acoustic folk guitars.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana. Paty Cantu was enrolled in law school when the siren call of the music business lured her away. Now the Mexican singer/songwriter has a new single, “Afortunadamente No Eres Tu,” which could be described as the opposite of a love song. Despite her softly feminine voice, she lashes out against immature guys everywhere to a sturdy alt rock track.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana. Love Star’s Betty Boop-like frontwoman Adriana Fernandez sings like a Spanish-speaking Tony Basil, channeling much of her early ’80s joie de vivre. The rest of the trio — Will Alves on guitar and Joe Torres on bass — work together to create a kind of retro alternative pop that refuses to be blue. “Felicidad” is about as pretty as tunes get with its peppy backbeat and perky chorus. But it’s the somber New Wave chord changes lurking in the background that suggests a deeper dimension.
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