Ep.55 Adwoa talks to Rosalía about what it means to be a Spanish singer on a global stage and how the pandemic is impacting the future of music.

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4.8 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Remember being squished in a sweaty crowd with thousands of people watching an insanely talented music artist performing on stage? And the artist’s energy, and the crowd’s energy feeding one another, and in that moment, your body’s buzzing with joy – you feel alive. Yeah, us too. For Rosalía, she misses the energy from performing to a large audience, she misses being around people. I think most of us do. In this episode, we talk about how performances have had to adapt in this upside world. ...

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0:00.0	Girls Talk.
0:06.8	You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa-Boha and powered by our friends at Nike.
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0:31.6	Hi everyone and welcome to the Girls Talk Podcast.
0:35.5	This week I am absolutely delighted to be joined by international
0:39.6	pop phenomenon, Rosalia. Described by Alicia Keys as the Spanish sensation waking up the world,
0:45.9	Rosalia has spent the last few years taking the industry by storm. Her genre blending sound
0:51.3	fuses traditional flamenco music with modern influences, from rap to hip-hop and electronica.
0:57.7	Her breakout record was a conceptual exploration of the demise of a toxic relationship and debuted at number one on the Billboard's Latin pop albums chart.
1:07.7	Since then, she has performed at Cachella and Lollapalooza, worked with Billy
1:11.8	Elish and Pharrell Williams, scored a spot on President Barack Obama's annual summer playlist
1:17.4	and won eight Latin Grammys and one American Grammy. In August, Rosalea became the third
1:23.4	female Spanish-speaking artist to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards after Shakira and
1:29.5	Jennifer Lopez. This week will be talking about what it means to be a Spanish singer on a global stage,
1:35.2	the role of identity and style in music and the impact of 2020 on the future of music. Rosalia,
1:42.8	I am beyond excited to welcome you to the Girls Talk
1:45.6	podcast.
1:50.7	Girls Talk. Thank you so much, Rosalia, for taking the time to be on the Girls Talk podcast.
1:59.5	My God, it's really snowing there.
2:01.3	Are you in New York?
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