Artistic Echoes

18/09/2026

Hot Half Dozen: Danna, Majo Aguilar, Sofía Reyes, Drake and Karol G, Judeline, Rusowsky, Eljuri and Montoya, Anitta

Justified, single by Danna. Although she is popular on both sides of the border, this is not one of her more popular songs (under 8 million streams, small for her), but I like how she has woven English and Spanish together in a pop breakup song in which she is not devastated but is in […]

17/09/2026

Q&A: Songdew Music Competition Winner - SAANVI - 1984

For those people who haven’t heard of you before, could you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi, I’m SAANVI. I’m an independent artist and songwriter. I’m always creating and always learning. Who inspired you to get on stage and perform? I think it was Niall Horan. I’d been to a few concerts ...

15/09/2026

Music Sin Fronteras: Gina Chavez and the album Up.Rooted

11/09/2026

Hot Half Dozen: Olivia Rodrigo, David Byrne, Natalia Lafourcade Oficial, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Emilia Borlone, Madame Récamier, Gina Chavez, Andrea Bejar

Two new songs by Olivia Rodrigo landed in my mailbox this week. That reminded me that she has a huge following in Mexico. (She was born in California). Her first headline date in Mexico City last year sold out all 114,168 tickets, and she had to schedule a second sold-out concert because of the dema...

08/09/2026

Music Sin Fronteras: Freddy Trujillo releases album #5, and we are happy it's for the birds

04/09/2026

Hot Half Dozen: Natalia Pery, BINX, Banda AL9,Yendry, Lila Downs, Zemmoa and Vivir Quintana

01/09/2026

Music Sin Fronteras: Saturday night with Soul Remains – a tribute band that blows your mind

Tribute bands are an interesting part of the music ecosystem. They do not follow one fixed life cycle: they appear; some may fade when bookings, personnel, or audience interest dry up, but others can last for decades. Their survival depends less on simple imitation than on a durable song catalogue,....

28/08/2026

Hot Half Dozen: Miss Peggy Lee, Lasso, Squirrel flower, Ibeyi, Flora from Kansas, Zyanya, Andru

RIP Dolly Parton. She died Tuesday after a brief, private battle with cancer at age 80, at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, surrounded by loved ones. Her music will always be with us, but we will miss her presence terribly. My Guitar à la Lee, single by Peggy Lee. My Guitar à la Lee i...

25/08/2026

Music Sin Fronteras: Aitana - Spain’s pop star has room to grow in Mexico

While I was cruising through the top hits in Mexico, which I do from time to time, I ran across “Conexion Psiquica” by Aitana. I was hooked. Of course, I had heard of Aitana – you can’t be in this business in Mexico and not know the name of the woman whose song “Mon Amour […]

20/08/2026

Hot Half Dozen: The Womack Sisters, Olivia Dean, Victoria Sur Oficial, Victoria Blank, Kris Angelis, Trío "Los Descarados"

My Sisters and Me, single, The Womack Sisters. The closing song on The Womack Sisters, lovely debut album by the Womack Sisters (BG, Zeimani and Kucha), the daughters of the songwriters Linda and Cecil Womack, with Bobby Womack their uncle, and Sam Cooke their grandfather. The result of all these ge...