Colombian-New Zealand singer-songwriter Manuela. Photo: Jack Mensah
Latin-American music is having a moment: earlier this month, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny became the first artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year with a Spanish-language album, and quickly followed that up by headlining the Superbowl Halftime Show.
In fact, Bad Bunny's 2022 album 'Un Verano Sin Ti' is the most streamed album on Spotify ever with almost 22 billion streams.
Today we going to celebrate Latin-America's pop takeover. Colombia-New Zealand singer-songwriter Manuela joins Jesse.
Here are the songs if you want to look them up:
Ojitos Lindos (with Bomba Estéreo) – Bad Bunny
Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido – KAROL G
Mi Tierra – Gloria Estefan
LA FAMA (feat. The Weeknd) – Rosalía
Mi Gente (with Willy William) – J Balvin
Manuela also recommends Natalia Lafourcade’s NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert which you can watch here
