Monday, March 14, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand
Enjoy a spectacular full-hour performance showcasing celebrated Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía in her AUSTIN CITY LIMITS debut. The globally praised Flamenco-fusion artist has taken the music world by storm, winning her first Grammy Award and five Latin Grammys while also garnering the first-ever Best New Artist Grammy nomination for a principally Spanish language artist.
Catapulted to global stardom with chart-topping Spanish language hits, Rosalía lights up the ACL stage in an irresistible hour, filled with songs from her acclaimed 2020 Grammy-winning "El Mal Querer" album, which also led the field of winners at this year’s Latin Grammy Awards—including the first “Album of the Year” recognition in 13 years for a solo female artist.
She dazzles in a stellar 16-song set that showcases her trailblazing fusion of classic flamenco, reggaetón, hip-hop and electronic beats. The captivating red-clad singer, flanked by dancers in sheer red outfits, opens the hour with “Pienso En Tu Mirá,” her emotive vocals augmented by double-time flamenco handclaps and exciting choreography.
The 26-year-old Catalan, Spain native puts her hand to her heart as she reacts to enthusiastic cheers from the Austin audience, saying “It means so much to me to be here because I’m very far from where I am from.”
Rosalía has revolutionized flamenco, making it accessible for a new generation, and thrills the rapt audience with a passionate, goosebump-inducing a capella version of an early 20th century flamenco classic, “Catalina.”
A gifted, expressive singer and dancer, she tilts her head back to unleash her powerful vocal amid rhythmic handclaps and the audience erupts. Rosalía closes out a stunning set with back-to-back showstoppers including the smash international single, “Con Altura,” her chart-topping collaboration with reggaetón star J Balvin (which has racked up more than 1.2 billion views on YouTube, making it 2019’s most-viewed music video by a female artist) and the breakout single “Malamente” that started it all, earning six 2018 Latin Grammy nods, propelling Rosalía from Spanish pop star to international sensation.
ROSALÍA setlist:
- PIENSO EN TU MIRÁ
- BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
- DE MADRUGÁ CATALINA (a cappella)
- DIO$ NO$ LIBRE DEL DINERO
- A NINGÚN HOMBRE
- DE AQUI NO SALES (PREGÓN)
- DI MI NOMBRE
- BAGDAD
- BRILLO
- PARRITA REMIX
- SANTERÍA
- YO X TI, TU X MI
- CON ALTURA
- AUTE CUTURE
- MALAMENTE
“‘Original’ is often a cliché when it’s applied to new music, but there’s no better way to describe Rosalía,” says ACL executive producer Terry Lickona. “Her impact is profound - blurring all the boundaries between cultures, genres, and generations. She is the future, here today.”
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