Artists / types of music you've been meaning to get into for ages, and would like a helping hand as to where to start

[Octobadger]

@eems

Mexican folk music. Not like mariachi bands. Like, I dunno. Heard a couple of songs here and there but know how to find more.

Found this old thread when searching for RL Burnside who is mentioned somewhere in here. Saw your comment about Mexican music Smee and if you never scratched that itch thought I’d point you to an album I found this year and mentioned in the LatAm music thread, think this might be exactly what you were looking for (three years ago).

@Octobadger

Have just come across this album when looking back for releases this year I’d missed; didn’t know the artist, Natalia Lafourcade, before, but seems she’s a pretty big deal in Latin American music (Grammy winning, contributed to Coco soundtrack). It is very much traditional Mexican music, though she seems to have a more indie background; this record is actually part of a benefit program to rebuild a cultural center damaged in an earthquake.

Find it is highly evocative of a romanticised image of Mexico, possibly bordering on cheesy at times, but it’s frequently lovely.

Spotify

Un Canto por México, Vol. 1

Un Canto por México, Vol. 1, an album by Natalia Lafourcade on Spotify