From London's grey streets, a voice rings out, clear and strong. It smells like wet dirt, sea salt, and history. Ivelisse del Carmen, a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, does more than just write songs; she builds bridges with her sound. In Mi Sangre Baila, distance makes her love, pain, and the beauty of her home stand out even more..
From London's grey streets, a voice rings out, clear and strong. It smells like wet dirt, sea salt, and history. Ivelisse del Carmen, a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, does more than just write songs; she builds bridges with her sound. In Mi Sangre Baila, distance makes her love, pain, and the beauty of her home stand out even more..
Her song is like a personal map of Puerto Rico, not the kind you see on postcards, but one etched in her memory. Ivelisse sings with care, like someone keeping records of her feelings. She mentions the sugarcane that hurts and sweetens, the cuatro that tells stories, and the root vegetables that feed. Her lyrics switch between languages naturally and recognize the mix of her background: Por esta cara hay indio, negro, chino, blanco (In this face, there is Indigena, Black, Chinese, White). It's not just a saying, it's a real reflection that celebrates the mix of cultures as a lived experience.
