Any song that has been caressed by Nat “King” Cole, rocked by the Grateful Dead, jazzed by Carmen McRae and thundered by the Red Army Choir clearly shatters stylistic borders. But the hundreds of ...

Consuelo Velázquez is one of Mexico’s best-known songwriters. Her defining song, “Bésame Mucho,” is essential to Latin music’s songbook, and it’s the quintessential romantic song of the 20 th century.

The Mexican pianist and composer Consuelo Velázquez was only 16 years old when she wrote Bésame Mucho, and she was yet to have her first kiss. Composer and conductor Odaline de la Martinez remembers ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Some content could not load. Check your internet connection or browser settings. Imagine a crowded, dimly lit ...

The Mexican pianist and composer Consuelo Velázquez was only 16 when she wrote Bésame Mucho. It would go on to become one of the most recorded Spanish-language songs of all time. Show more The Mexican ...