Great video of Chavela singing one of my favorites. The legend of La Llorona dates back centuries, and the song has existed in various folk form longer than we know. Chavela popularized it in the 90s....and thank god she did. The tale is sad, but I love how the different versions I've listened to tell slightly different stories each time....la letra se existe como la leyenda en si.....cambiando cada version.
While I've been listening to La Llorona for a long time, I happened to come across the Tiny Desk concert of Sofia Rei, an Argentine born singer playing the song in a Peruvian style in the Latin music scene of New York....
(song starts at the 4:00 mark)
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