This year brought a lot of music to our local independent scene. Rock, jazz, pop and more. The critic discusses the highlights of 2023 from his perspective.
Paola Navarrete tells the phases of her life through ‘Aries’, her third album production
The Quito duo MIEL releases their second album
Maarten Vliest And Damian Segovia make-up MIEL (@miel.oficial), a project that has toured Latin America and Europe to promote the album of the same name, created a base of regular followers and made a name for itself thanks to its solid identity based on the synthpop and what they call Latin touch.
Erick Mujica breaks barriers
For more than a year, the artist and former TV presenter has been settling in Argentina, looking for his path in the music world. The release of his EP titled Vampire DeMarte attack led him to tour in several cities of the neighboring country, in addition to creating a podcast inspired by this studio work that he called Patient 1203 and finally presenting his work in various Argentine media.
Luis Rueda completes 100 recorded songs
The EP Extreme It was something very symbolic for the career of the Ecuadorian rock icon, as he achieved hundred of his songs on records, plus many others that he said he composed. A short launch tour welcomed the five-song work, but heralded a busy 2024 for the artist.
Singer Shalom Mendieta closes 2023 with ‘See you around the corner’, a song for fleeting loves recorded with Juan Luis Guerra’s band 4.40
The Quito Fest celebrated 20 years
Monks Original Swing, the Chameleon machine And tanks were some of the most acclaimed local bands at a festival that, despite the weather, reemerged like a phoenix, making way for shows from legends like The fantastic Cadillacs And Suicidal tendencies, attracting audiences of all generations on this important anniversary.
Paola Navarrete publishes ‘Ram’
The Guayaquil native went to Mexico during the pandemic to try to produce an album and returned with a gem that saw him collaborate with one of today’s most important producers, Adam Jodorowsky, with whom we collaborate Chinese Bandalos, Jay De La Cueva and also for producing the album All flowersby Natalia Lafourcade, which won multiple Grammys. Paola developed a work that will undoubtedly generate much discussion in 2024; announced a tour of several Latin American countries and wanted to go even further.
There were certainly many more key players in terms of local sounds; However, there are always people who take the lead and serve as inspiration to improve themselves. Let’s hope that Ecuadorian music always wants to go further in healthy competition. (JO)
Source: Eluniverso
Paul is a talented author and journalist with a passion for entertainment and general news. He currently works as a writer at the 247 News Agency, where he has established herself as a respected voice in the industry.
