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AQ’s Fall Playlist: Globe-Trotting Musical Styles

By Sebastián Zubieta

Our music columnist’s latest round-up features love songs and social commentary from across Latin America.

This article is adapted from AQ's special report on A (Relatively) Bullish Case for Latin America Me dijo bellaby Kaomi The Panamanian trio Kaomi (lead singer and guitarist Karina Castillo, pianist Oriel Camargo, and percussionist Karla Ruiz) has been together since 2011, and has released a handful of tracks. “Me dijo bella,” a collective creation as are most of their pieces, is a love song whose lyrics would not be out of place in a bolero. Traditional drums come in and out of focus as the opening electrocumbia morphs into reggaeton at the chorus and a surprising rap...

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