![]() ![]() Today, that’s a question that would draw a puzzled look from just about any Latino. Pensa retrieved a notebook to find a phone number he’d jotted down for a singer, Gustavo Cerati, who’d recently visited the shop, and asked Alomar: “Have you ever heard of a band from Argentina called Soda Stereo?” Instead, he was keen to produce a Latin rock band, and needed pointing in the right direction. On this particular day in 1988, Carlos Alomar – David Bowie’s longtime collaborator – didn’t want a new instrument. Jesús Adrián Romero, one of the few Christian artists who dares to decentralize his music and collaborate with other artists outside the genre, shows once again that he is a poet of composition, with lyrics that manage to zoom in on the emotional complexity of being human in many existential-but-everyday issues - and through his music, invite his listeners to introspection.R udy Pensa, the Argentine-born owner of New York guitar store Rudy’s Music Stop, was in a back room polishing merchandise when one of his store’s most frequent visitors stopped by. The latter is a piano ballad that invites you not to become resigned from doing good - even if it seems like it has not led to good results, these good deeds have not been in vain. The album, produced by the renowned Kiko Cibrián, runs seven tracks - including “Te Esperare,” a pop ballad which Romero writes as a riddle about hope, two versions of “Amo Todo de ti” (modern folk and pop) both dedicated to his wife, and a few cuts released ahead of the album, including “A Vivir” (with Jesús Molina), “Fue tu Amor” (with Coalo Zamorano) and “No ha Sido en Vano”. ![]() Spirituality and earthly life seem to be two conflicting ideas as if one had to be given up to achieve the other… What I would like to convey with this album is that we are human beings who enjoy life, love, have fun, laugh, and cry, but in the midst of everything, our center, our gravity is God”. In Romero’s words about its launch, “Many times when we talk about spiritual life we build a wall between the every day and what we consider divine. The unexpected duet talks about enjoying everyday life, not with the artists’ eyes set on the future, but treasuring what they have received in the present - accompanied by the nostalgic sob of an accordion. The famous representative of the Christian genre collaborates with his compatriot Adriel Favela for this eponymous single from the album, delivering an appealing pop ballad with elements of regional Mexican. Mexican singer-songwriter Jesús Adrian Romero launches his most recent album El Cielo Aún Espera this week. Vida Cotidiana - which translates to “Everyday Life” - is a capsule of Juanes’ life and spirit, which will make you reflect on our own. - SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS He gets assists from Puerto Rican singer-songwriter GALE on the pop-rock standout “Ojalá,” from Tommy Torres on the reggae-infused “El Abrazo” and from Cuban poet Alexis Díaz Pimienta on “Mayo,” a song inspired by the marches of recent years that led to violent situations in Colombia during the month of May (when Labor Day is celebrated there.) Another compelling track, “Canción Desaparecida”, about the disappeared in Colombia, was recorded with Mabiland. In addition to Guerra, Juanes invited other artists to help him write. From the dark indie rock of “Gris” to the Juan Luis Guerra-assisted “Cecilia,” an upbeat love song dedicated to his wife, Juanes gets deeply personal as he navigates through feelings of frustration and sadness during the COVID pandemic - when the globetrotter was living for the first time with his family 24/7, in what was ultimately a very important and humbling learning experience, he recently told Billboard Español.Ī return to his rock roots with electric guitar - this time tinged with funk, son and cumbia, among other rhythms - the 11-song set was produced by Juanes and Sebastian Krys, and includes the previously released “Amores Prohibidos,” “Ojalá” and “Veneno,” an empowering and funky tune about toxic relationships. ![]() ![]() But at 50, his introspective journey is more mature and fascinating. They’re not particularly new subjects for the Colombian rocker known for his deep and honest lyrics about love and social commitment. Juanes reflects on his relationship with his wife and children, and the problems that affect his native country, in his new album Vida Cotidiana. ![]()
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