What 101 female singers have to say
The first interview is with US soul legend Mavis Staples, and the last is with 21-year-old English singer-songwriter, Jorja Smith. In between are 99 interviews with female singers by journalist Toni Castarnado who has brought them together in the book, Ellas cantan, ellas hablan. “I’ve always been captivated by female voices,” he says.
Ellas cantan, ellas hablan has interviews with such music stars as Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Rickie Lee Jones, Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, Estrella Morente and Katie Melua, but also some of the biggest stars at home, such as Maria del Mar Bonet, Joana Serrat, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Maria Rodés, Maria Arnal, Rosalía, Andrea Motis and Núria Graham. “There was a lot to choose from,“ he says.