Ivonne Guevara, better known as Ivonne from Flans, released an independent CD in Mexico, though the music is available locally in digital formats. I found this album on eBay when I was looking for Flans’ “Primera Fila” and I paid a butt load to get this album, almost $40. That was before I knew I could find the digital for this.
As the last member of the trio to release a solo album, Ivonne moves away from any similarities to her past days as Flans with an album that is a bit rare to hear coming out of Mexico. Musically, Ivonne brings us a jazz-influenced techno-pop album that is extremely different than what we are used to. But it doesn’t seem all that unwarranted as if you were a Flans fan from way back, Ivonne appeared on a late-night variety show before Ilse and Mimi went solo, singing a blues-infused jazz sound.
Ivonne never seemed to march to the beat of a typical drum, which makes having this album quite fun, even though it comes down to the straight-up fact of whether I like it or not. The answer is MAYBE!
Now, I start off giving this a 3 1/5 star rating just because it really isn’t the type of music that I would seek out to listen to but it’s not horrible. It’s a little more mellow than I would like it, but it’s Ivonne. I have not been one to like something as a soloist just because I like the music from the group. I just don’t know how I feel about it because it is just so different than anything else coming out of Mexico at the moment, or 2-3 years ago. I still don’t even know how to classify it though it is along the lines of “chill-out”.
I know that probably the more I listen to Ivonne’s “Sofa” the more I will appreciate where it comes from but it might take more than a few listens for it to grow on me.
Since that day, I have been study Latin pop and rock music and have become a Latin pop music historian through the publishing of articles, fanzine, and websites. My goal is to teach people about Latin pop music and the history behind it with my website, Siempre En Domingo.
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