Un Canto por México, Vol. 1
Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 (English: ""A Song for México, Volume 1""), is the ninth studio album by Mexican recording artist Natalia Lafourcade, based on a concert made on November 4, 2019 called "Un canto por México para la reconstrucción del Centro de Documentación del Son Jarocho" . It was released on May 8, 2020. At the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2020, Lafourcade won three awards, Best Alternative Song for "En Cantos" with ILe and Ismael Cancel, Best Regional Mexican Song for "Mi Religión" and Album of the Year for the album , becoming the third woman to win this award as the main artist, after Shakira won for "Fijación Oral Vol. 1" in 2006 and Rosalía won for "El Mal Querer" in 2019. Also, the album won Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, being her second Grammy after winning Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album for "Hasta la Raíz" in 2016. Background. The album was a part of a project destined to the reconstruction of the Centro de Documentación del Son Jarocho at Jáltipan de Morelos, a cultural building that was damaged after the 2017  Puebla earthquake on 19 September 2017. Her experiences with the project, the community associated, the foundation Pienza Sostenible and the Mexican group Los Cojolitos, sparked her interest for Son jarocho, a Mexican regional folk musical style from Veracruz and served as inspiration for the album. The concert, on which the album is based, was performed on November 4, 2019 at the Auditorio Nacional in México with guest singers including Mexican singer Carlos Rivera and Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler. Singles. The first single of the album, "Una vida", was released on December 5, 2019, while the second single, "Veracruz" was released  on February 21, 2020. Reception. "Un canto por México, Vol. 1" has received generally positive reviews from music critics. Thom Jurek from Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying that "while this volume of Un Canto por Mexico is offered as a benefit recording, it is wonderfully representative of Lafourcade's late-2010s work that has focused deeply on Mexico's musical traditions. Highly recommended." In the website AlbumoftheYear, the album received a critical score of 80/100 based on 3 reviews. Writing for the magazine PopMatters, Marty Lipp rated the album an 8 out of 10, saying that  Un Canto Por México" is a true labor of love. Natalia Lafourcade led with her heart and was elegantly guided by her refined musical intelligence". George Varga from The San Diego Union-Tribune placed the album at number nine in his "Best pop albums of 2020" list.