By the Zonagirante.com team @spinning zone

Cover art by Zonagirante Studio 

Now that we're entering the last month of the year, we can say, from this point forward, that 2024 has been a very interesting year in terms of Latin American female music And an example of this is what we were able to hear during November. Therefore, we want to highlight five independent record labels that, we believe, deserve the public's attention. Let's begin:

Heloisa Marshall – Pro-Apocalypse Notes

The first thing that strikes you about Heloísa Marshall, the Brazilian singer, songwriter, and producer, is her distinctive voice. The variations in frequency heard in each of her songs are very unique., And not only because of the sound, but also because of the amount of emotion the artist can express in just a few phrases.. Then comes the exquisite mix of genres that can be felt during the recording process, which took place in his home studio., where elements of pop, MPB, trap, electronica and rock are blended. And now, the most interesting part: The drama felt throughout the album is not gratuitous, as the artist herself describes it, This is a soundtrack to climate collapse., It draws on data from scientific studies about irreversible environmental damage and also contains moments of humor and irony. This is an experimental album., beautiful in its execution, and fascinating in its discourse, that we cannot leave stored away without attending to it.

Caustic Moon – The rest is just wind.

Carolina Castaño (better known as Caro Musique), artist based in the city of Medellín, who is part of the band Los Malkavian, tiHe has his own solo project called Caustic Moon. In this short production of six songs, lasting barely twenty minutes, Caro combines electronic elements, such as drums and synthesizers, with more organic sounds of electric guitars and vocals. The vocal melodies are soft and melancholic, while the synthesizers provide more distorted and strident textures. The drums and bass, meanwhile, invite you to move and dance, albeit with a touch of sadness.. If we turn to the traditional labels that help listeners anticipate the sound they will hear throughout this EP, we can use terms like postpunk, synthpop, electropop and shoegaze. Using more direct terms, this is a nostalgic compilation in its discourse, of exaltations at precise moments and intimate in its message and in the perception that its audience can assimilate. 

Grtsch – 25 (B)

If there's one thing we can say with confidence about Grethel Zavaleta (aka Grtsch), it's that, from the very beginning of her career, has insistently decided to develop its own sound. To that end, he has set up, in his own way, a laboratory where he plays at mixing various trends in electronic music, hip hop, what they call "urban music", and various hints of dance pop. This Mexican singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has collaborated with Tyler the Creator, Mon Laferte, Ximena Sariñana, La Banda Bastön, Alejandro Marcovich, among others, and now, through her recent affiliation with Universal Music Group, It is acquiring the tools to conquer, with its own manual, every corner of the planet. His arrival in the major leagues of the industry has not made him lose his manners, his playful spirit and his delightful attempts at precious noise in search of rebellious dance and the necessarily challenging humor in the face of the prevailing mediocrity. Enjoy below 1132 seconds of intense release on the dance floor.

Maria Pien – REC or giving

María Pien is a well-known name in the independent scene of Buenos Aires. Her music is characterized by an intimate and experimental style that fuses genres such as alternative pop, electronica and folk, He is known for his ability to blend organic sounds with electronic elements. This brand-new album features nine tracks (including some recordings of memories from his childhood holidays in the countryside). It retains the personal and endearing spirit that makes everything that is heard feel familiar and with the possibility of taking over, through auditory transfer, the same audience. Be warned, the price of listening to this valuable material is to be exposed, for moments, to beautifully heartbreaking sensations, such as those perceived in Pigeon, a song presented alongside Candelaria Zamar, a thunderous ballad with symphonic resources that is capable of shaking the entire environment while it reverberates in the stereo. In short, this is an album to listen to attentively with the help of headphones, to achieve the precise solitude needed to understand it. Take this as personal and necessary advice for the full enjoyment of the material.

Ilusa Club – Potential

This is the first album of the new project by Chilean singer, songwriter and producer Juana Moore (formerly known as Juanita La O). The artist, currently residing in Madrid, Spain, makes her foray into electronic music, collaborating with producer Claudio Quiñones.. We could describe the sound of this album as a mix of electroclash, altpop and EDM, with certain nods to the good sounds of past decades. In the development of this album, there is time to capture experiments and playful explorations of the voice under different effects and variations in the intention of the percussive sounds. The result could be described as an invitation to euphoric dancing on the dance floor, without losing the necessary sense of melancholy that lingers in every festive bodily movement. This is a good twist on a musical career that aims to win over old and new audiences on different sides of the world.