Ángela Álvarez

📖 About this album

The debut album of Cuban-American singer Angela Álvarez, recorded at age 95 with her grandson Carlos Álvarez. A collection of traditional Cuban boleros from the 1940s-50s that won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist.

📝 Our review

Angela Álvarez's debut album — recorded at 95 — is a testament that music can be an act of memory and life. Cuban boleros from the 1940s and 50s are sung here by someone who lived them in their time. There is no technical virtuosity to prove: just raw authenticity. The Grammy she won was the industry recognising something that goes beyond music.

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