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Every hour of Beat Latino explores a particular musical concept with songs and rhythms from all over Latin America and Spain. This edition of Beat Latino, “Divas Latinas” pays homage to legendary women of Latin Music.
The selection includes women who have been jailed and exiled for their music (Mercedes Sosa, Argentina); extraordinary composers (Chabuca Granda, Perú); artists who revived nearly forgotten musical genres (Susana Baca, Perú) or have reinvented traditional genres (Lila Downs, Mexico)…as well as artists who simply made our hearts sing along.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length | Find on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todo Cambia | Mercedes Sosa | Corazón Libre. | Deutsche Grammophon | 2005 | 04:21 | find now |
| Ojo de Culebra | Lila Downs | Shake Away. | Manhattan | 2008 | 04:03 | find now |
| Golondrina Presumida | Lola Beltrán | Las 100 Clásicas Rancheras. | Sony BMG | 2001 | 02:03 | find now |
| En el último trago | Chavela Vargas | Volver, volver. | Phantom | 2007 | 02:43 | find now |
| Son desangrado | Soledad Bravo | Lo Mejor: Número 2. | Last Call Records | 1998 | 05:00 | find now |
| Júrame | Tania Libertad | Costa Negra. | World Village | 2003 | 04:04 | find now |
| De los amores | Susana Baca | Eco de Sombras. | Luaka Bop | 2000 | 05:14 | find now |
| Dolor y odio | Eva Ayllón | Eva: Leyenda peruana. | Times Square | 2004 | 02:22 | find now |
| Landó | Chabuca Granda | Afroperuvian Classics: the soul of black Peru. | Luaka Bop | 1995 | 03:32 | find now |
| La maldición de la Malinche | Amparo Ochoa | Cancionero Popular. | Fonarte | 1997 | 04:23 | find now |
| Porque vas a venir | Martirio | Mucho Corazón. | Sunny Side | 2003 | 03:56 | find now |
| Fever | India | 20th Century Masters. | Hip-O Records | 2005 | 04:11 | find now |
| Tierra de luz | Lila Downs and Mercedes Sosa | Shake Away. | Manhattan | 2008 | 01:30 | find now |