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Si Reina

by La Mera Candelaria

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1.
La Mera (intro) 02:08
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2.
Morena 04:42
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3.
Guiskera 02:21
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4.
Piña 04:15
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5.
Dame un beso 04:37
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Si Reina 04:23
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La Mera (outro) 01:26
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La Mera Candelaria’s first full length album,“Si Reina,” released in February of 2020, stays true to, and expands upon, the feminist message of their previous releases. The album is a ballad to woman everywhere. Ranging from a sassy critique of male entitlement; to a tender, queer-centric love ballad; to a bold declaration of the vibrancy of female sexuality, “Si reina,” as an album, will play an important role in the critical movement for the decolonization/detoxification of Latin music, Latina womanhood, and queer Latinx voices.

Ranging from sensual cumbia to gritty reggaeton, thrusting merengue to vibrant bomba and other Caribbean-inspired salsa rhythms, "Si Reina" is a showcase of the musical diversity that makes La Mera Candelaria's stripped-down, "throwback" style of playing that lends to their unique place in the contemporary Los Angeles Latinx music scene.

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released February 21, 2020

Stephani "La Mera" Candelaria - vocals
Abel Canel - timbales
Anita Garay - congas, bongo, bell, guiro/a
Mario Leal - bass (Guiskera)
Chhoti Maa - guest rapper (Piña)
Angelo Salazar - tres, backing vocals
Tony Sauza - bass, backing vocals

All songs written by La Mera Candelaria except "La Mera," written by Rafael Herrera.
Produced by Tone Irie.
"Piña" mixed by Tone Irie, all other tracks mixed by Degruvme.

Cover model: Melinna Bobadilla
Cover photographer: Matias Ponce
Cover design: Stephani "La Mera" Candelaria

"Piña" single cover photographer: Chloe Diaz
"Si Reina" single cover photographer: Daniel Mendez, Subculture Images

All rights reserved, La Mera Candelaria 2020

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La Mera Candelaria Los Angeles, California

La Mera Candelaria, a woman-fronted, cumbia-salsa project based in Los Angeles, CA, features only live instrumentation and a small line-up, lending to a unique sense of “throwback” to older traditions of Latinx music. Though the music itself is a contemporary interpretation of traditional Latinx musical styles, La Mera’s feminist message is as cutting-edge, contemporary, and timely as it gets. ... more

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