Julieta Venegas started off life as a Latin alternative star - a female singer/songwriter who happened to be mejicana.
Somewhere along the way, she became a big hitmaker. Mostly, this involved a big balloon and Julieta's accordion skills.... and this song, a huge hit in Mexico and on Latin radio in the United States.
So, her name should ring a bell by now. Recall that she wrote and provided background vocals to Monday's song, and also performed on one of Wednesday's songs.
She also did an MTV Unplugged performance that was really strong. This is the song with which she closed.... Even more than the studio version, this captures the true ranchero feeling that the song is supposed to convey.
Now, after all this, I'm going to tell you a little secret about Spanish-language artists in general, and Julieta Venegas specifically. This is a performance she did for the NPR station KCRW, on their popular show Morning Becomes Eclectic. She performs Me Voy at about the 19:45 mark, but I encourage you to take some time and listen to the whole thing. Notice that she proves that she is multiinstrumental - she's playing keyboard, and not accordion, in this version.
And she speaks perfect, unaccented English.
(Update: 20 May 2013) I decided to get gimmicky and add a 3D video. Not kidding. Get your glasses.
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19 October 2012
17 October 2012
17 October 2012 - Ana Tijoux - 1977 / Julieta Venegas feat. Ana Tijoux - Eres Para Mí
Ana Tijoux is perhaps the best-known hip-hop artist from Chile. Of Chilean ancestry, she was born in France, because her parents lived in exile during the oppressive reign of Augusto Pinochet, arguably one of the worst dictators to ever walk this planet.
This song in particular, and the album (of the same name) that it is from, is both an homage to old school hip-hop and an autobiography of Ana's life. It's a bit on the slow tip, and adopts horns alongside the beats, but it still has an early rap feel, both in cadence and subject matter.
Plus, this song got the endorsement of Thom Yorke, so it must be good.
Fans of the AMC show Breaking Bad have already heard this tune...... For the record, I think it was used well here.
UPDATE: Something happened to the video from Breaking Bad, so here's a video of Ana performing the song live instead. It's really sparse in parts but shows her skills.
Ana Tijoux - real name Anita - wasn't really Ana Tijoux, but Anita Tijoux of Makiza, a Chilean hip hop group. That changed when she teamed up with Mexican superstar Julieta Venegas for this tune. The pop style of Venegas matched well with the hip hop of Tijoux, and raised the star value of both artists.
We've now mentioned Julieta Venegas twice this week, the first time over here. Don't think we didn't notice. Come back on Friday if you would like to hear Part III.
This song in particular, and the album (of the same name) that it is from, is both an homage to old school hip-hop and an autobiography of Ana's life. It's a bit on the slow tip, and adopts horns alongside the beats, but it still has an early rap feel, both in cadence and subject matter.
Plus, this song got the endorsement of Thom Yorke, so it must be good.
Fans of the AMC show Breaking Bad have already heard this tune...... For the record, I think it was used well here.
UPDATE: Something happened to the video from Breaking Bad, so here's a video of Ana performing the song live instead. It's really sparse in parts but shows her skills.
Ana Tijoux - real name Anita - wasn't really Ana Tijoux, but Anita Tijoux of Makiza, a Chilean hip hop group. That changed when she teamed up with Mexican superstar Julieta Venegas for this tune. The pop style of Venegas matched well with the hip hop of Tijoux, and raised the star value of both artists.
We've now mentioned Julieta Venegas twice this week, the first time over here. Don't think we didn't notice. Come back on Friday if you would like to hear Part III.
15 October 2012
15 October 2012 - Nelly Furtado feat. Mala Rodríguez - Bajo Otra Luz
That's right. Nelly Furtado has done stuff besides "I'm Like A Bird" and "Promiscuous".
Nelly Furtado, in 2010, released an album entirely in Spanish. Normally, she writes all her own stuff, or at least co-writes it. This song, however, was not written by Nelly at all. Rather, it was largely written by Mexican pop star Julietta Venegas, with Mala Rodríguez writing her part of the tune. The combination of the voice of Furtado and the hip-hop of La Mala make for an interesting combination that I am sure you'll be humming for the rest of the day.
You might notice that the two ladies billed on this tune appear in this video in many fun costumes. That enough is worth the price of admission for me. There is a 3rd voice in this song who you don't see. Julieta Venegas was featured vocally, but not in the video because of her pregnancy.
Long time readers of this blog will know that I think everything Mala Rodríguez touches is pure gold. I can't overstate that enough.
Here are La Nelly and La Mala at the Latin Grammys, performing this song live. It sounds completely different and less sparse. Also, even though it is billed as her song, Nelly knows that that this audience knows Mala Rodríguez a whole lot better than her, and defers more to her in the chorus
Nelly Furtado, in 2010, released an album entirely in Spanish. Normally, she writes all her own stuff, or at least co-writes it. This song, however, was not written by Nelly at all. Rather, it was largely written by Mexican pop star Julietta Venegas, with Mala Rodríguez writing her part of the tune. The combination of the voice of Furtado and the hip-hop of La Mala make for an interesting combination that I am sure you'll be humming for the rest of the day.
You might notice that the two ladies billed on this tune appear in this video in many fun costumes. That enough is worth the price of admission for me. There is a 3rd voice in this song who you don't see. Julieta Venegas was featured vocally, but not in the video because of her pregnancy.
Long time readers of this blog will know that I think everything Mala Rodríguez touches is pure gold. I can't overstate that enough.
Here are La Nelly and La Mala at the Latin Grammys, performing this song live. It sounds completely different and less sparse. Also, even though it is billed as her song, Nelly knows that that this audience knows Mala Rodríguez a whole lot better than her, and defers more to her in the chorus
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