Latin pop has gone through many permutations and evolutionary changes over the last decade, becoming a new frontier in the creative arts.
Rosalía Vila Tobella provides yet another direction on her sophomore full-length, El Mal Querer (The Evil Will).
The Catalan-born, Barcelona-based singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer gained a Latin Grammy nomination for her 2017 date, Los Ángeles, an album that offered her own stripped-down take on flamenco and won her fans among the most popular artists in Latin pop -- including J Balvin, who enlisted her as a collaborator on his Top 20 single "Brillo" from Vibras.
The captivating quality of her music also attracted the attention of director Pedro Almodóvar, who cast Rosalía in her feature film debut alongside Penelope Cruz in Dolor y Gloria.
Wherein her only accompaniment on the earlier date was a guitarist, El Mal Querer reveals a distinctively developed sound of her own that meshes the classic flamenco and copla influences of her heritage with modern urban sounds such as pop, R&B, and reggaeton.
Co-produced by the artist and El Guincho, this set is actually her graduate thesis for Barcelona's Catalunya College of Music, where she studied flamenco (they accept one student per year) and music production.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALAMENTE (Cap.1: Augurio) | Rosalia | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | QUE NO SALGA LA LUNA (Cap.2: Boda) | Rosalia | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | PIENSO EN TU MIRÁ (Cap.3: Celos) | Rosalia | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | DE AQUÍ NO SALES (Cap.4: Disputa) | Rosalia | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | RENIEGO (Cap.5: Lamento) | Rosalia | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | BAGDAD (Cap.7: Liturgia) | Rosalia | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | DI MI NOMBRE (Cap.8: Éxtasis) | Rosalia | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | NANA (Cap.9: Concepcíon) | Rosalia | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | MALDICÍON (Cap.10: Cordura) | Rosalia | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | A NINGÚN HOMBRE (Cap.11: Poder) | Rosalia | Play | 01:34 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 11 | PRESO (Cap.6: Clausura) | Rosalia | Play | 00:40 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 30 mins | 69 MB | |||||
| 30 mins | 182 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosalía | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Mike Seaberg | Mixing Assistant |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |