What a month of May for new music! There’s a Lou Reed-Ruben Blades-Making Movies tune (yes, really! Panamá, presente!) immigration allegory, edgy nuevo bolero-ballads from Puerto Rico’s Ile, smooth, smart bachata from Dominican Republic’s Vicente Garcia, Andean folk-electronica from Barda and Celeste Gomez Machado—something for everyone! Because nuestra música is as magical, varied wondrous as the multiple legacies, movements, roots and histories that have nurtured it through the centuries, exploding onto the 21st Century. Enjoy!
Featured photo: IlE
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clandestino | Lila Downs | Al Chile. | Columbia | 2019 | 03:43 |
| The Wall | Che Apalache | Rearrange my heart. | Joe Troop Music | 2019 | 01:58 |
| Rosa Morena | Beats y Batería | Beats y Batería. | Beats y Batería | 2019 | 06:13 |
| Ahomale | Combo Chimbita | Ahomale. | Anti/Epitaph | 2019 | 03:41 |
| Mitote | Cochemea | All my relations. | Daptone Records | 2019 | 03:33 |
| Delilah | Making Movies & Rubén Baldes | Delilah. | Making Movies | 2019 | 04:10 |
| Me quedo o me voy | Xenia Rubinos | Should I stau or should I go. | Anti/Epitaph | 2019 | 03:19 |
| De Luna | iLe | Almadura. | Sony Music Latin | 2019 | 04:22 |
| Las hojas tienen mudanza | Barda feat. Celeste Gomez Machado | El Camino de Leda. | Fértil Discos | 2019 | 04:40 |
| El Mito | Frikstailers feat. Aterciopelados | Extrasolar. | Nacional Records | 2019 | 03:33 |
| Ahí ahí | Vicente García | Candela. | Sony Music Entertainment | 2019 | 03:31 |
| Path of Totality | Tijuana Panthers | Carpet Denim. | Innovative Leisure | 2019 | 03:04 |
| Suavecito | Radio free Honduras | Suavecito . | Abu Banana Records2019 | 2019 | 05:00 |
| I’ll be around | The Altons | The Altons. | Counter Culture Records/Cosmica Records | 2019 | 04:40 |