By José Gandue @Gandour Archive photos of La Dame Blanche
There are albums that come out just in time to allow us not only to talk about their music but also to help us further contextualize theories that are floating around in our minds. Here it is, starting with the release of She, the new album by the Cuban artist The White Lady, one of those hypotheses that I've had in my head for the last time and that this year, cursed in many ways, but curiously hopeful in others, I've been able to gradually clear up: Fortunately, music, and in general, the most interesting things happening in this world, have taken on a more feminine character every day. The present, but especially the future, with all the loose stones in the way, and the nostalgic male resistance, It is finally up to them.
I'm not trying to ingratiate myself with anyone, but yes, at least in Latin America, It is becoming increasingly clear that the vanguard, to a large extent, belongs to women. They cannot do the same things as men, because they are immediately labeled as boring, copycats, and simple-minded for their lack of originality. Furthermore, they will always be accused of something, in order to diminish them. If they're strong-willed, they're damn bitches, bitter, vicious, vicious. If they resort to tenderness, they're weak, inconsistent, vulnerable, too fragile to do anything. They have been forced to prove so many things to get ahead during this time that circumstances have led them to step up and reinvent everything. And that's where we find Yaite Ramos, better known in the artistic world as La Dame Blanche, daughter of Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos, musical director of the Buena Vista Social Club Orchestra. Look what it says:
«"I always wanted to impress my father... everyone knew me as HIS daughter and that's one of the reasons why she's called ELLA.".
She, the fourth album in the career of La Dame Blanche, who currently resides in Paris, It is a constant review of hip hop and its relationship with the sounds originating from the Caribbean and other sound textures, where, from song to song, the initial concept is reconfigured and conceived anew. If at any point you review the old school hip hopper (The AmericanIn others, he abandons the electronic elements and resorts to the use of the flamenco guitar, and everything becomes a contemporary bolero. (The UnconditionalThen he moves forward and rethinks everything that has been done with reggaeton, and turns it around to avoid the monotony that almost always covers this genre and gives more depth to the result (The MentalistAnd amidst all the excitement of the tropical party, suddenly, a drumming moment emerges that seems to come from a street protest, which almost becomes the anthem we needed to round off the work (The Girl)Anyway, Here are ten tunes made like ten women, Each song reflects a feminine identity, serving, as Yaite herself says, as a tribute to her mother and all the women who are part of her life. It's a great album., Because it breathes novelty, demonstrates courage in its construction and power in its development.
We continue to confirm that if we are talking about necessary and evident revolutions in these difficult times we are living in, The women's team continues to lead, demonstrating its positive trajectory.
