Charlotte Dos Santos - Cleo [2017]

In a music landscape that moves at the speed of light, an artist has to battle millions of other musicians on platforms such as Spotify, Bandcamp and Soundcloud for the time of day from the modern listener, which makes the debut record crucial. As a new name, presenting a confident, focused, and above all well crafted project could be the difference between a buzz and crickets. Thankfully, in Charlotte Dos Santos' debut EP, Cleo, the listener is treated to a young singer/songwriter who seems to be already creating with a strong and cohesive vision for her sound.

La Lá - "Zamba puta" [2017]

Published on Sounds and Colours

Her work may suggest otherwise, but Giovanna Nuñez, who sings under the pseudonym of La Lá, does not have a typical history with music. When asked by Evaristo Corona, host of the Mexican podcast Meta: Cultura Pop en 60 Minutos, whether she considers herself to be a "formal musician", Nuñez categorized herself as a "deformed musician". Nuñez, who was born and raised in Lima, Peru, grew up as a young girl aspiring to be a musician, but abandoned the idea because she believed she had not started studying music early enough in life to be successful. Although she did briefly sing in an Orchestra, she never formally studied music, instead opting to go to college to study philosophy in hopes of pursuing a career in journalism, an interest which ironically would include writing about music and other art.