
Yes that's right, Latin grammy award-winning artist Buika is coming to New York as part of the Blue Note Jazz festival, and we will be there. Buika is to play the Highline Ballroom on June 24th, for not one, but two performances back to back. Choose your time 8 or 10.30pm, and get your tickets now . I recently discovered her on the album of Anoushka Shankar, with her powerful, moving flamenco-jazz vocals. If you are yet to hear her, you are truly missing out. Her latest [...]

Concha Buika, by sally-rose Late at night, when I'm in the mood for something slow and jazzy, something mesmerizing and sophisticated, I put on a Concha Buika record. Aside from the fact that I'm infatuated by her raw sensuality and fervor, I do think she's an immensely talented artist and a phenomenal musician. Everytime I hear her voice it's like hearing it again for the first time...you never get fully used to its distinctive sultry aroma, its depth, or its range. Buika has been featured on the Lounge before, [...]

Sans Karim . Ce blog n'existerait plus. Conversations, échanges de chansons, relance de motivation, mise de pression, apéro autour d'un canon. Sans Karim je ne saurais pas plein de choses qui dépassent le cadre souvent étriqué de la musique. C'est aussi simple que ça. Avec Karim j'ai appris, j'ai aimé poster, écouter pour partager ici. Merci. Voici sa sélection de tracks. Dores et déjà un classique. No doubt. Karim a le groove. Voilà un peu de son univers musical concentré en des morceaux plutôt récents que vous pourrez réécouter. [...]

In your lifetime, you don't hear many voices like this one. Nor do you see and feel beauty like the kind Concha Buika exhudes. It's an all-encompassing beauty that emanates not just from her music or from her looks but also from her spirit. I read an insightful and honest interview she gave to the Spanish newspaper El País (in Spanish) that does a great job of capturing in words the way Concha Buika thinks and how she views herself as a woman and as a human being. She had a three-way marriage, how about that. When asked [...]
Concha Buika - Nostalgias

CD REVIEW Buika: Nina de Fuego Warner Music Spain It's a disservice to Buika that she appears half-naked on the cover of this CD, like some tawdry aspiring pop star. From the first note she sings on her sophomore album, her breathy voice evokes the bittersweet nature of life with a maturity that is belied by that photo. The Spanish-only liner notes may leave some holes in the monoglot's understanding of the lyrics, but perfectly clear is [...]