Washington.- “La bebé (remix)” by Mexicans Peso Pluma and Yng Lvcas and “Vampiros” by Spain’s Rosalía along with Puerto Rican Rauw Alejandro are among former US President Barack Obama’s (2009-2017) favorite songs this summer.
The Democrat has made it a tradition in the country to share a “playlist” of his favorite songs for the summer season.
These Hispanic artists have been included in his list of 42 songs, which includes famous young American singers such as Ice Spice or SZA, but also more traditional voices such as Ella Fitzgerald or Bob Dylan.
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As every year, here are some of the songs I heard this summer, a mix of new and old,” Obama wrote in a tweet about his selection.
At the top of Obama’s list is “Who Told You” by rappers J. Hus and Drake, but also classics like “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers and “Cry Me A River” by Ella Fitzgerald.
“I want to know what I’ve been missing,” he told his followers.
“La bebé (remix)” helped cement Featherweight as one of today’s phenomena, as it was one of the artist’s two songs to be among the most listened to worldwide on Spotify last April.
“Vampiros” is part of the EP “RR” released by Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro, on which they reveal their romance.
At the top of Obama’s list is “Who Told You” by rappers J. Hus and Drake, but also classics like “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers and “Cry Me A River” by Ella Fitzgerald.
In addition to music, the former president also released a list of the books he’s reading this summer, including a mix of fiction and non-fiction that explores issues like US race and economic inequality.
The Democrat has made it a tradition in the country to share a “playlist” of his favorite songs for the summer season.
Titles include King-A Life, a biography of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. written by Jonathan Eig, and New Zealand writer Eleanor Catton’s novel Birnam Wood, which talks about the struggle of environmental activists in their country.
In turn, the former president singled out Pulitzer Prize-winner Matthew Desmond’s book Poverty, by America, which analyzes economic and social inequality in the United States, in the list of nine works.