Best Tracks of 2010

12.20.10 at 12:03

It was the year of Chile. You know despite that whole thing with the miners and that, um, earthquake business, it was pretty much a banner year musically for the southernmost country. Just one look at our Best Tracks of 2010 and you’ll be convinced, like we are, that Chile is churning out some, if not the most, interesting music in Latin America. Whether cumbia, hip hop, psychadelia, pop, folk, or rock, we were pleasantly surprised by the sounds Chile concocted.

Mexico is no slacker either, but we expect Mexico to be great. And 2010 was no exception, as we saw releases by Carla Morrison, Hello Seahorse!, Mexican Institute of Sound, Ely Guerra, María y José, Niña Dioz, Ceci Bastida, y más. But we couldn’t fit them all in our Best of 2010 list. We narrowed it down to 25 tunes that made our souls sing. Twenty five that defined 2010 and make 2011 seem a bit brighter. Why do we do this? To pay homage to the people who soundtracked our days and reminded us just how great it is to be who we are. Sure, some great ones were left on the Remezcla fringes (sorry, insert artist name here!), but not everyone is meant for greatness. At least not in 2010.

It’s a pretty arbitrary thing to choose the best Latin songs of an entire year. Music is completely subjective. One man’s Cerati is another man’s Merenbooty Girls. And of course we haven’t heard every song from 2010, but we’ve heard a few. So within the pool of songs heard and adored this year, we’ve crowned a couple.

Check out our list and our justifications below as we tally up the Best Tracks of 2010. And from all of us here at Remezcla Música, happy listening in 2011…

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