By the Zonagirante.com team @spinning zone
This year will also be remembered for the adaptations made by some artists from the continent of fantastic original songs that are in the memory of a large part of the planet. We did this exercise just after the first half of this year ended, and at that time we found 20 admirable reinterpretations in their execution and reinvention., giving the audience the opportunity to imagine new sonic labyrinths that reshaped well-known musical pieces in different ways. Now, as Christmas 2020 approached, we released the second part of this collection of covers performed by Latin American musicians., and we have found 16 examples worth remembering, Whether it was due to the sensitivity of their interpretation, the good humor with which the mission was undertaken, or the complementary details used to differentiate the original productions from these recent versions.
Running for nearly an hour, this playlist, if presented in the order shown, We go from tenderness to euphoria, from exquisiteness to unbridled passion. The journey begins by bringing back memories of Soda Stereo, at a slow and sensual speed, in the voice of Rosario Ortega (Yes, Palito's daughter, Julieta and Emanuel's sister). Next up are the southern classics, in a brilliant and highly acclaimed version of Mud perhaps, of Luis Alberto Spinetta, by the duo Cande and Paulo. And then, celebrating the return of the Colombian group Puerto Candelaria Along with its jazzy moments, we'll have its version of Summertime, composition made by George Gershwin, conceived as an aria for the opera Porgy & Bess, from 1935.
Then comes Fito Páez (Are you surprised that there are covers of the Rosario native? We're not), and his version of 11 and 6 his compatriot Francisco Charco. Next, from Lima, comes one of the best representatives of the new wave of Peruvian singer-songwriters, Micaela Salaverry, paying homage to the Tijuana native Julieta Venegas and its theme You are for me. Others who remember Venegas' original tunes are the members of the Argentinian band Osaka Passage, who perform their song in an indie pop style Love songs.In the seventh track of this list we include an essential moment of the so-called "plancha music", in which the Peruvian band Prime Numbers resorts to one of the most memorable tunes of Yuri, Damn spring.
Next comes the segment dedicated to Charly García. The one with the two-tone mustache is reinterpreted on two occasions: Juan Galeano, vocalist of the Bogota band Electric Diamond, it's time Promises about the bidet, and then, from Uruguay, The Bird Woman, a group that was part of our compilation Castaways at home, brings the cover of I am not a stranger.
The people of Buenos Aires Addicted, Updated practitioners of new wave bring to mind Laura Branigan through its reinterpretation translated into Spanish of Self-Control. Mexicans Porter They take advantage of their proximity to Zoé and they make their own recording of Dead. And back in Buenos Aires, with a live recording made at the Kirchner Cultural Centre, Ramiro Abrevaya He takes a risk with one of the Irish's most famous compositions U2, I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
The Colombian duo Maiguai, Combining electronic and rock elements, he goes to the Caribbean and makes his own version of The Cumbia of Love, of Lisandro Meza. Then we jumped to Panama and met the indomitable ones Radishes playing in their own way Maybe, maybe, maybe, a song that has been recorded hundreds of times by renowned artists such as Nat King Cole, Celia Cruz, Los Panchos, Pedro Vargas and many others.
The list closes with rock and roll. The Mexicans The Rayobacks They perform a graceful translation of Dancing with myself, of Billy Idol, and the flame Dancing with Chorrito. And finally, the Mr. Flavio Ciancarulo, one of the founding members of The Fabulous Cadillacs, brings up Vince Taylor, furiously closing this compilation.
In short, we hope you enjoy these fifty-seven minutes of eclectic and multicolored delight., Covers ready to be included in your private end-of-year parties. In these difficult times, good music, even in its most varied versions, heals wounds and brings smiles.
