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EL MAL QUERER
by ROSALÍA
The 779th greatest album of all time
El Mal Querer is a 2018 concept album by Rosalía that reinterprets flamenco through contemporary production. Produced largely with El Guincho, it blends traditional flamenco vocal techniques, handclaps and rhythmic motifs with electronic beats, trap-influenced percussion, alternative R&B phrasing and art pop arrangements. The record frames a loose narrative inspired by a medieval romance about obsessive love, using layered vocal production and stark-to-dense sonic shifts to juxtapose intimate cante with modern textures and cinematic songcraft.
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