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"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
"Quémame” WATCH: https://youtu.be/93ZK9i1wh5k LISTEN: https://ffm.to/quemame-
(April 8th, 2026) - Musician and social activist La Doña shares new single “Quémame.” The new song is both rooted in tradition and paired with contemporary electronic rhythms for a sound that’s entirely her own. Speaking about the song, La Doña shares, “‘Quémame’ is an electro-son-jarocho that melds traditional Afro-Indigenous Mexican instruments and rhythms with electronic music. Inspired by the rivers and waterfalls of the Actopan Valley of Veracruz, it is about the desire to burn under the fire of a lover's hands.” The single comes alongside a stunning animated video directed by Paul Plastic with character design by Derek Holguin featuring La Doña amidst a supernatural flame.
This song, along with several other techno-sones off of La Doña's upcoming album Corrientes due April 29th, features production by Mexico City producer Last Jeronimo and, Xalapa-based band, Manguito con Chile. Last Jeronimo adds about the making of “Quémame”, "For the creation of ‘Quémame,’ the main challenge was preserving the essence of son jarocho–its timbres and rhythmic patterns–while integrating a contemporary electronic language. The electronic elements are introduced progressively, expanding the sonic landscape until it culminates in a final section that moves between trap dub and house-influenced textures, all while engaging with and celebrating the rhythmic energy of traditional zapateado. Without a doubt, a fusion that stands out.”
The new song follows previous singles, “Buscando un Novio,” “Tus Besos” and “La Mentira y la Verdad.” Just as water flows through, shapes, and blesses the land, Corrientes the album was born on a current of transcultural connection and celebration. The album is a deep engagement with Afro-Indigenous musical traditions including cumbia, rumba, bachata, merengue, and son jarocho. 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.
Speaking about the album, La Doña shares, “Love, pain, beauty, healing, resistance, joy, and loss are all captured in this album Corrientes, which celebrates trans-border solidarity and collaboration. From collaborations with Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Son Rompe Pera, Rumba All-Stars, and more, you will hear seeds of culture as they have been carried across time and space on the winds of human resilience and self-determination. In this moment of suppression and catastrophe, Corrientes is an ethnography, a ceremony, a revolution.”
La Doña will be playing her album release show in Berkley CA at the UC Theatre on May 15th.
The forthcoming album follows La Doña’s acclaimed debut 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 “Quémame” out now and stay tuned for the full album dropping April 29th. | 
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