Music- July Special Edition

So, in the field of music, this July is dedicated to one of the most original and sentimental movie soundtracks, that of Frida, a film about a famous Mexican painter, her difficult life full of la tortura and her ever-lasting love with fellow artist and comrade, Mexican muralist. Diego Rivera. The soundtrack is a superb work of art, as well as the film. warm recommendation to anyone in love with Mexican culture and Spanish language in general.

These bloggers' favorite : Alcoba Azul by Lila Downs

The link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wX2A3VmSOsI

The soundtrack list:

Cabecita Loca
Written by Lauro Aguilar Palma
Performed by Guty Cárdenas
 

 Soledad

Written by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera
Performed by Carlos Gardel
 

Dios Nunca Muere

Written by Héctor Córdoba
Performed by Organillero

Clarinet Marmalade
(1918)
Written by Larry Shields (as Larry Schields) & Henry Ragas
Performed by Fletcher Henderson

Lagrimas
Written by Luis Martínez Serrano
Performed by Guty Cárdenas & Adolfo Hayes

Alcoba Azul (Tango)
(2002)
Music by Elliot Goldenthal
Lyrics by Hernán Bravo Varela
Performed by Lila Downs

Carabina 30/30
Corrido tradicional
Performed by Poder del Norte

El Gusto
Son huasteco tradicional
Performed by Trio Huasteco Caimanes de Tamui  

Ven Chamaquito
Written by Joseph M. LaCalle (as J.M. Lacalle)
Performed by Guty Cárdenas 

 

La Borrachita
Written by Ignacio Fernández Esperón (as Tata Nacho)
Performed by Lila Downs
 

La Bruja
Son jarocho tradicional
Performed by Salma Hayek & Los Vega

El Cascabel
Son jarocho tradicional
Performed by Salma Hayek & Los Vega

Jumping at the Woodside
Written by Count Basie (as William Count Basie)
Performed by Count Basie and His Orchestra
 

Battle to the Death
Written by Harry Bluestone and Emil Cadkin

El Antifaz
Written by Luis Arcaraz (as Luis Arcaraz Torras)
Performed by Liberación, Miguel Galindo, Alejandro Matehuala and Gerardo García

La Rielera
Tradicional
Performed by Cilindros

Paloma Negra
Written by Tomás Méndez
Performed by Chavela Vargas

Barrio de San Francisco
Written by Trio Los Chapás
Performed by Trio Los Chapás

El Conejo
Written by Los Cojolites
Performed by Los Cojolites

C'est lui
(1934)
Performed by Josephine Baker
Written by Roger Bernstein
Composed by Georges Van Parys

La Llorona
Written by Luis Mars
Performed by Chavela Vargas & Lila Downs

Viva La Vida
(2002)
Music by Elliot Goldenthal
Lyrics by Hernán Bravo Varela
Performed by Trio Marimberos

Burn It Blue
(2002)
Music by Elliot Goldenthal
Lyrics by Julie Taymor
Performed by Caetano Veloso & Lila Downs

La Llorona
Written by Luis Mars
Performed by Chavela Vargas