PinnedAna SaplalaNothing without intention: In conversation with Luedji LunaAn interview with Luedji Luna following her enthralling performance on the final evening of the 2023 MIXTO Festival.Jul 13Jul 13
PinnedAna Saplala“His angst is neverending”: In Defense of Le RedoutableWith that being said, avoid the trailer at all costs.Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Ana Saplala25 of my favorite albums of 2022: #1 — Xenia Franca, “Em Nome da Estrela”Writer’s note — These words also made it here.Jun 10, 2023Jun 10, 2023
Ana Saplala25 of my favorite albums of 2022: #2 — Natalia Lafourcade, “De Todas las Flores”“Breakups can be so deep, that at the cellular level, you have to reconstruct your life and reconnect with yourself,” Natalia Lafourcade…Jun 9, 2023Jun 9, 2023
Ana Saplala25 of my favorite albums of 2022: #3 — Moor Mother, “Jazz Codes”Camae Ayewa’s music refuses to treat itself as one of a single genre, or representative of a musical identity. Instead, it is art that…Jun 8, 2023Jun 8, 2023
Ana Saplala25 of my favorite albums of 2022: #4 — ROSALIA, “MOTOMAMI”Throughout human history, the exchange of cultures and ideas has been vital to human progress. More than ever, artists have been responding…Jun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023
Ana Saplala25 of my favorite albums of 2022: #7 — Time Wharp, “Spiro World”On October 17, 2022, Brooklyn-based Kaye Loggins took to the streets of Times Square to ask locals and tourists alike what their interests…Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Ana Saplala25 of my favorite albums of 2022: #6 — Etran de L’Air, “Agadez”By the direction of the sun and the stars, in the hidden oasis, a man in a blue veil will find water, because the man in the blue veil has…Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Ana Saplala25 of my favorite albums of 2022: #5 — Ethel Cain, “Preacher’s Daughter”There’s an unmistakable form of dissociation that tends to occur when lectoring during a religious service while in the midst of a…Jun 6, 20231Jun 6, 20231