{"id":1897239,"date":"2026-04-22T21:32:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1897239"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:32:34","slug":"enrique-bunbury-continues-his-exploration-of-roots-music-in-de-un-siglo-anterior-this-is-my-most-folk-inspired-traditional-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1897239","title":{"rendered":"Enrique Bunbury Continues His Exploration of Roots Music in \u2018De Un Siglo Anterior\u2019: \u2018This Is My Most Folk-Inspired & Traditional Phase\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tEnrique Bunbury has once again embraced roots music and Latin American folklore in his latest album, De Un Siglo Anterior<\/em> (From a Century Ago), with which the Spanish musician closes an exploratory phase before returning to rock, the genre that has elevated him as one of the greatest figures in the Spanish-speaking world.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis is my most folk-inspired and traditional phase,\u201d Bunbury tells Billboard Espa\u00f1ol<\/em> in Mexico City, where he discussed the new LP, released on digital platforms last week.<\/p>\n

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\n\tReleased under Warner Music Spain, the album continues the exploration of traditional Latin American rhythms like bolero and tango, which he introduced a year earlier Cuentas Pendientes<\/em>. This time, however, the lyrics take on a more introspective tone, delving into the changes happening in the world in this new century, in the age of social media.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThese two albums are part of a joint era or phase,\u201d he explains. \u201cI think keeping these traditional genres alive, which are timeless in themselves, is something beautiful when you look at the already existing songbook.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRecorded at Desierto Casa\/Estudio in the Desierto de los Leones in Mexico City, De Un Siglo Anterior<\/em> features ten songs where Bunbury brings folklore into different forms, such as zamba, ranchera, tango, son and Peruvian rhythms. Tracks include \u201cUn Brindis al Sol,\u201d \u201cLa Voz,\u201d \u201cLa Cima,\u201d \u201cPeor Que Como Estamos \u2013 Es Dif\u00edcil Ya Que Estemos\u201d and the title track, \u201cDe Un Siglo Anterior.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the musician, one of the most symbolic songs on the LP is \u201cLa Voz,\u201d a jazzy bolero where the former leader of the now-disbanded group H\u00e9roes del Silencio reflects on the vocal cord issues he faced in 2022, caused by an intolerance to glycol, the main component of artificial smoke used in concerts. \u201cI thought I would no longer be able to sing,\u201d he recalls. \u201cThis song, on one hand, references that moment, the loss of that power of communication, and it also speaks indirectly about lost friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the same introspective vein, the song \u201cDe Un Siglo Anterior\u201d nostalgically examines how \u201csometimes we miss the past and what we consider to be a loss when it comes to the technological evolution of the times. Where this new century and millennium are taking us, and what things we might recover from the previous century.\u201d Other tracks on the album include \u201cEn El Arc\u00e9n,\u201d \u201cZamba Para Olvidar\u201d and \u201cLa Cima,\u201d where Bunbury compares fame and success to Everest and other great mountains.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor this project, the artist reunited the same team from Cuentas Pendientes<\/em>, including the band of musicians with Mexicans Luri Molina and percussionist Johnny Molina, the technical crew and even the cook. \u201cWe really enjoyed the human experience of being together, recording, getting to know one another, and talking,\u201d the singer-songwriter and producer says. \u201cSo when I finished the last album, I thought, \u2018I\u2019d like to find another project to work on with this team.\u2019 I started writing some songs for this album, and everything came together very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWith this new LP in hand, Bunbury will embark on a tour across Latin America, the U.S. and Spain. Titled Nuevas Mutaciones (New Mutations), it will kick off in Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, on Oct. 10, and conclude in his hometown of Zaragoza, Spain, on Dec. 12. In Mexico City, the tour will mark his return to the iconic Auditorio Nacional after nearly a decade, with shows scheduled for Oct. 12, 15, 17 and 19.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough he has played on major stages in Mexico \u2014 including the Z\u00f3calo during an event supporting victims of the 2017 earthquake that struck central Mexico \u2014 Bunbury hasn\u2019t given up hope of returning to that iconic and majestic venue for his own show. \u201cI\u2019d like to do one solo and for it to be free,\u201d he expressed. \u201cThat would be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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