La Doña returns with new single "Mentira y La Verdad"

LA DOÑA SHARES NEW SINGLE & MUSIC VIDEO “LA MENTIRA Y LA VERDAD”

"La Doña’s vision has paid off" Rolling Stone "generates invention within traditional Latin forms…fizzes with embodied, improvisational energy” The New York Times Magazine "Breathes and expands as a celebration of rhythm and resilience" NPR “La Doña is the S.F.-Born Musician for This Moment” SF Weekly “La Mentira y La Verdad”  WATCH: https://youtu.be/3F5Jncvig3Y?si=ELQmil0h2wO8BW9- LISTEN: https://music.empi.re/mentiraverdad (Feb 6th, 2026) - Musician and social activist La Doña returns with her powerful new single, “La Mentira y La Verdad,” a song rooted in bachata. Bachata, as it emerged from the traditions of Rancheras and Boleros in the Dominican Republic, was repressed by Dictator Rafael Trujillo, who deemed it the music of the poor and destitute. La Doña draws from this music of resistance to offer her own assertion of truth-telling in the face of the censorship and repression of artists in our current political climate. “La Mentira y la Verdad” urges us to practice discernment between the truth and the lies, to refuse to be silenced, and to become the documentarians of our own existences.  The release arrives alongside a striking music video where La Doña engages in a life or death dance with the devil, representing an artist's complicit relationship to systems of power and control. Over the past year, La Doña traveled throughout Latin America, collaborating with cultural bearers across Colombia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and the United States. These journeys inform the single’s sonic and spiritual grounding in regional folk traditions, offering a glimpse into a broader body of work still to come. “La Mentira y La Verdad” follows La Doña’s acclaimed debut album Los Altos de la Soledad and celebrated EPs Can’t Eat Clout and Algo Nuevo, as well as standout singles including “Penas Con Pan,” featured on President Obama’s playlist, and “Quién Me La Paga,” which earned praise from The New York Times as one of their “19 Songs That Matter Now.” In recent years, La Doña has cemented herself as a vital artist to watch, touring internationally with Cuco, Helado Negro, Durand Jones & The Indications, and Kaina. Listen to “La Mentira y La Verdad” now and stay tuned for more from La Doña coming soon.

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