Ah, let us now journey to South America- Buenos Aires, Argentina to be precise. This is where we find Juana Molina... well, that's her homeland at any rate. I found her on RadioLab on WNYC (NPR in NYC, which will be discussed soon).
This lovely lady is quite the artist. She has no lyrics to her songs, nor does she have true "songs" with predetermined notes and choruses. She is one of those incredibly fortunate individuals who sits down and sh*ts gold. Oh to be so lucky. Its a pain staking effort to just think I'm being the slightest bit humorous in these posts, let alone the rest of the day.
The story I heard her tell on NPR was about how she was warming up her vocals before a show one evening, and thought to herself as she strummed her acoustic guitar "hmm, these notes sound like they are saying the words 'Un Dia'" so she started singing that phrase as she continued the exercise. On the spot, it became a song, with lyrics inviting people to listen to music and decipher whether it is about love or Plato. She has this magical ability to draw you into her music, to go on this ride with her.
There is percussion, looping of vocals, acoustic guitar, and a keybord- that's about it. Oh, and a computer for her to mix it all. Its as entrancing as Bjork, but more inviting. Molina wants her listeners to go on this journey with her- she's looking for inspiration to come from you.
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