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Roxana Amed: Salir de la melancolía

By Ludovico Granvassu
October 18, 2025
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The history of pop and rock from Argentina is remarkably rich. Yet outside Latin America, icons such as Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García, Gustavo Cerati, and Fito Páez remain less celebrated than they deserve. With her album Todos los fuegos (Sony Latin), Argentine singer Roxana Amed took it upon herself to give a little contribution to their visibility—and "hear-ability"—through a set of jazz-inflected renditions of classics from the '70s and '80s. She's joined by a top-notch band featuring fellow Argentine Leo Genovese on piano and synthesizers, Mark Small on winds, Tim Lefebvre on electric bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums, plus special guest Joe Monticello on flute. Here is her take on the irresistibly hooky "Salir de la melancolía" by Charly García.

Contact Ludovico Granvassu on All About Jazz.
I'm the Editor-in-Chief of All About Jazz Italia, host of Mondo Jazz on Radio Free Brooklyn and was once visited by Frank Zappa's ghost.... he was funny too.

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