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Title: Beautiful songs, gorgeous voice!!
Review: Tish Hinojosa's renditions of Mexican folksongs and boleros like "Pajarillo Barranqueno," "Farolito," "Dejame llorar," and the rarely heard song from Yucatan, "Las Golondrinas," are just glorious. "Malhaya la cocina" is a rarity in Mexican music--a woman complaining about men, instead of the usual "mujer mala, ingrata, perfida, etc." And her rendition of the heart-breaking bolero "Poquita fe" is wonderful. (This Norteno standard is by Puerto Rican composer Bobby Capo.) I'm less fond of her own compositions with their sometimes mangled Spanish, although this CD contains some exceptions--"Con su pluma en su mano," and "Otro vasito" are great songs. "Polka Terrestrial" mangles Spanish and English--on purpose--but it's so joyous that it's great fun. Her singing in Spanish is wonderful, but when she writes in Spanish, she needs help. Some of her lyrics sound like she's thinking in English while trying to write in Spanish.
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