Compilations and classic songs that put you in mind of the city, from Traveler’s city playlist.
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Compilations:
Colección de Oro: Los Panchos
Perfect preparation for Mexico City because the songs are ubiquitous—wafting through the window on radios or hummed by the cleaning lady—while the exquisite harmonies of this sentimental trio, formed in the 1940s, will bring back fond memories after your visit.
Romance
No one imagined Luis Miguel would sell several million copies of this album with the tunes everyone’s grandma used to sing. “Because of this album, young people, four generations on, got back to the bolero—the sentimental education of Latin America.”—Lorena Maza, writer, producer, and director, Bésame Mucho musical.
Limon y Sal
Accordion-toting Julieta Venegas won the Grammy for best Latin pop with her fourth album that blends tango and bolero (“De qué sirve”) and reggae (“Primer Día”).
Lo Mejor de Agustín Lara
The country’s great songwriter, responsible for classics of the thirties and forties such as “Solamente una Vez,” “María Bonita,” “Farolito,” and “Lágrimas de sangre.”
Una Sangre
The versatile Lila Downs, who—when not in New York or Oaxaca—can often be spotted in Coyoacán, won the 2005 Latin Grammy for the best folk disc with these impassioned compositions.
Classic Songs:
Hymns to and aspersions on urban life—landmarks, passion, and trying to pay the bills—in the continent’s great metropolis.
1. “Tres Veces Te Engañé” performed by Paquita la del Barrio
2. “Metro Balderas” performed by El Tri
3. “La Bartola” performed by Chava Flores
4. “Cielito Lindo” performed by Jorge Negrete
5. “La Negra Tomasa” performed by Caifanes
6. “Las Mañanitas” performed by Mariachi Vargas
7. “Hasta Que Te Conocí” performed by Juan Gabriel
8. “Bésame Mucho” performed by Susana Zavaleta
9. “Paloma negra” performed by Chavela Vargas
10. “La Patita Va Al Mercado” performed by Cri Cri
