Un Canto por México, Vol. 2
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| Released | May 28, 2021 | |||
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| Length | 57:31 | |||
| Language | Spanish | |||
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| Producer | Kiko Campos | |||
| Natalia Lafourcade chronology | ||||
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Un Canto por México, Vol. 2 (English: "A Song for México, Volume 2"), is the ninth studio album by Mexican recording artist Natalia Lafourcade, based on a concert made on November 4, 2019 called Un canto por México para la reconstrucción del Centro de Documentación del Son Jarocho, it is the second part of the project following the 2020 album Un Canto por México, Vol. 1. It was released on May 28, 2021.[1]
At the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album received nominations for Album of the Year and Best Engineered Album, while at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards it was nominated for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano).[2][3]
Background[edit]
Like the previous volume, Un Canto para México, Vol. 2 is part of a project destined to the reconstruction of the Centro de Documentación del Son Jarocho at Jáltipan de Morelos, a cultural building that was damaged after the 2017 Puebla earthquake on 19 September 2017. The album follows the format of her previous effort, Musas, which was also divided in two volumes and featured a remarkable set of collaborations with Latin artists.[4]
The album contains songs by Lafourcade, like "Para que sufrir" from Hasta la Raíz, traditional songs including a cover of "La Llorona", a song that also appeared in Musas, Vol. 2, this time alongside Mexican singers Ely Guerra and Silvana Estrada, and songs from other Latin American artists like "Cien Años" from Mexican singer Pedro Infante, "La trenza-Amor completo" from Chilean singer Mon Laferte and "Recuérdame", a song written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the 2017 animated movie Coco.[5]
Reception[edit]
Un Canto por México, Vol. 2 was ranked at number five in the list for "The 35 Best Spanish-Language and Bilingual Albums of 2021" by the American magazine Rolling Stone.[6]
Singles[edit]
The first single was a cover of Pedro Infante's "Cien Años", released on April 5, 2021 featuring Infante.[7] The second single was a version of "Tú si sabes quererme" with Mexican singer Mare Advertencia Lirika and Panamanian Rubén Blades released on May 13, 2021.[8] The third single, "Nada es verdad" with Los Cojolitos was released on May 27, 2021.[9]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are produced by Kiko Campos.[10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La Llorona" | Traditional | 07:29 |
| 2. | "Cien Años (featuring Pepe Aguilar)" | Rubén Fuentes, Alberto Raúl Cervantes González | 03:42 |
| 3. | "Alma Mía / Tú Me Acostumbraste / Soledad y El Mar" | María Grever, Frank Domínguez, Natalia Lafourcade, David Aguilar | 08:44 |
| 4. | "Luz de Luna (featuring Aida Cuevas)" | Álvaro Carrillo Alarcón | 03:15 |
| 5. | "La Trenza / Amor Completo (featuring Mon Laferte)" | Mon Laferte | 07:54 |
| 6. | "Nada es Verdad (featuring Los Cojolites)" | Noé González | 03:47 |
| 7. | "Recuérdame (featuring Carlos Rivera)" | Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez | 04:24 |
| 8. | "La Llorona (featuring Silvana Estrada and Ely Guerra)" | Traditional | 06:10 |
| 9. | "Soy lo Prohibido (featuring Caetano Veloso)" | Francisco Dino López Ramos, Roberto Cantoral | 03:42 |
| 10. | "Tú Sí Sabes Quererme (featuring Mare Advertencia Lirika and Rubén Blades)" | Natalia Lafourcade | 04:28 |
| 11. | "Para Qué Sufrir (featuring Jorge Drexler)" | Natalia Lafourcade, Juan Manuel Torreblanca | 03:56 |
| Total length: | 57:31 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Un Canto por México, Vol. 2". Apple Music (Mexico). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Salinas Maldonado, Carlos (May 28, 2021). "La cruzada musical de Natalia Lafourcade". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Huston-Crespo, Marysabel (June 1, 2021). "Natalia Lafourcade habla de la vida y la muerte en "Un canto por México, vol. 2", su más reciente álbum". CNN en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Bayetti Flores, Verónica (December 16, 2021). "The 35 Best Spanish-Language and Bilingual Albums of 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Cien Años". TIDAL. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Tú Sí Sabes Quererme". TIDAL. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Nada Es Verdad". TIDAL. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Credits / Un Canto por México, Vol. II / Natalia Lafourcade". Tidal. Retrieved August 17, 2021.