For Live on KEXP, Troy Nelson takes us through an abbreviated version of Y La Bamba’s journey from lo-fi self-produced recordings to working with a vast array of talented musicians and producers out of Portland.


 
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EPISODE WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY JULIAN MARTLEW
episode description written by jasmine albertson
photo by emily krouse

Since 2008, Luz Elena Mendoza has been blending indie, Latin, folk, and pop music in eclectic, inventive ways under the name Y La Bamba. For Live on KEXP, Troy Nelson takes us through an abbreviated version of Mendoza’s journey from lo-fi self-produced recordings to working with a vast array of talented musicians and producers out of Portland. Her Live at KEXP at Home performance sees Mendoza employ a few of those incredible artists for a 4-song set recorded at the Center for Sound Light and Color Therapy. 

Recorded March 2021

  1. Bruja de Brujas
  2. Perder
  3. Boca Llena
  4. Rios Sueltos

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