US EditionCatholic Clergy Are Ecstatic About Rosalía’s Songs of Faith in Her New Album ‘Lux’
Rosalía’s Lux blends medieval mysticism and diverse musical styles, drawing praise from Catholic leaders and topping Spotify’s global charts with four songs this week.
- This month, Rosalía released Lux, an unabashedly spiritual album of fifteen songs sung in 13 languages, with four tracks entering Spotify's Top 50 global chart.
- Rosalía, singer-songwriter, 33, turned inward after mainstream success and drew on medieval mystical poets and hagiographies she read a few years ago for Lux's esoteric themes.
- Mixing classical strings and electronica, Lux features a Björk cameo and a thousand-year-old monastery boys' choir, while Victoria Cirlot calls it a minimalist sample of mystical tradition.
- Church leaders publicly praised Lux, with Xabier Gómez García, bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, lauding its spiritual depth and Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça calling it culturally profound this month.
- Cultural commentators say the album's mix of high and pop culture helps introduce mystical ideas to broad audiences and gives the work deep cultural roots, amid Spain's rapid secularization.
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The global star of Spanish pop, adored by millions for her fusion of flamenco, Latin hip hop and reggaeton, has surprised her followers with a radical twist. Her new album, Lux ("light" in Latin), is openly spiritual: fifteen songs performed in 13 different languages - with fragments in Latin, Arabic and Hebrew - that convey a deep yearning for the divine. And the reactions come even from the high command of the Church. Xabier Gómez García, bish…
Catholic clergy are ecstatic about Rosalía’s songs of faith in her new album ‘Lux’
BARCELONA, Spain — And Rosalía said, “Let there be Lux.” Rosalía, the global Spanish pop star loved by millions for fusing flamenco with Latin hip-hop and reggaeton, has amazed her fans with a radical shift. The singer and songwriter’s new album, “Lux” (“Light” in Latin), is unabashedly spiritual. Fifteen songs, sung in 13 different languages, including fragments in Latin, Arabic and Hebrew, are laden with a yearning for the divine. And it is re…
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