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By Sebastián Zubieta

A new collaboration has led to Ecuadorian singer Mariela Condo's first album in five years.

This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on transnational organized crime “Why make an album” is a question that countless musicians face, especially at a time when the trend is to drop singles from time to time and avoid the investment of creating a larger product This Sisyphean task of producing an album can feel like throwing time, money and talent into the wind, given the long odds of recovering anything That is exactly why Ecuadorian singer Mariela Condo called her latest release Al viento, vol 1 (Into the Wind), her first album in five years and the first...

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