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Mujeres

by Y La Bamba

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	1.	My Death 04:57		buy track
	2.	Real Talk 02:50		buy track
	3.	Cuatro Crazy 03:56		buy track
	4.	Conocidos 03:59		buy track
	5.	Lightning Storms 03:53		buy track
	6.	Diesiés 01:26		buy track
	7.	Boca Llena 04:07		buy track
	8.	Perder 01:55		buy track
	9.	Mujeres 03:18		buy track
	10.	Una Letra 04:06		buy track
	11.	Santa Sal 00:43		buy track
	12.	Bruja de Brujas 04:13		buy track
	13.	Follow Your Feet 02:38		buy track
	14.	De Lejos (Digital Only Bonus Track) 05:26		buy track

about

Y La Bamba has been many things, but at the heart of it is singer-songwriter Luz Elena Mendoza’s inquisitive sense of self. Their
fifth record, Mujeres, carries on the Portland-based band’s affinity for
spiritual contemplation, but goes a step further in telling a story with
a full emotional spectrum.

Coming off Ojos Del Sol, one of NPR’s Top 50 Albums of 2016, Mujeres exhibits the scope of Mendoza’s artistic voice like never before. “Soy como soy,” Mendoza says, and that declaration is the bold— even political— statement that positions Mujeres to be Y La Bamba’s most unbridled offering yet. Mendoza forges new narratives from old stories of heritage and family, tracing history while forging modern chicana feminism. The raw
honesty of Mujeres is in fact the raw honesty of Mendoza. Armed with the emotionality of traditional música mexicana and the storytelling of American folk, Y La Bamba’s artistry is not just their musical ability but Mendoza’s search for unadulterated truth. It is in an ancestral journey in which Mendoza comes to terms with the influence and limitations of her upbringing.

While there is a celebration of the Mexican creativity that has informed Mendoza’s life, there is a darker side to reconcile with. Where do mujeres fit in to the American story? What are the sins for which we are all guilty? How do different generations interact with the world? How can a culture become visible without being tokenized? It is no surprise that in Mujeres, Y La Bamba’s first record with Mendoza at the helm of production, Mendoza contemplates these questions to tell her story. But it is not just Mendoza’s story. Challenging a narrative and dealing with the emotionality of that effort— that is everyone’s story.

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released February 8, 2019

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