Portrait Of: Rosalía and the Future of Flamenco

Portrait Of: Rosalía and the Future of Flamenco

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25-year-old Rosalía Vila Tobella is a Spanish flamenco singer and five-time Latin Grammy nominee. She grew up in Catalonia and found herself drawn to a musical genre with roots in Spain’s southern region: flamenco. Rosalía first became known for bringing fresh air to traditional flamenco, but most recently she has been combining accents of flamenco with hip-hop and other modern sounds on songs like her recent hit “Malamente,” currently nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the Latin Grammys. Soon, we’ll be hearing more of her urban-meets-flamenco vibe in her upcoming album, “El Mal Querer.” Latino USA producer Antonia Cereijiido sat down with Rosalía to talk about her upcoming album and some surprising dark themes that come up in her music.