Silvana Estrada

01.06.2023

SILVANA ESTRADA SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘COMO UN PÁJARO’ [LIKE A BIRD]

“She can summon a precision as elegant and propulsive as the flutter of a bird’s wing”
The Guardian

“Sprawling, radiant songs find beauty in the world around us”
NME

“She could control a banquet hall with her voice alone”
Pitchfork

“The kind of artist who speaks like she’s writing poetry in real time”
The New York Times

“Musical brilliance”
NPR

“Meteoric career”
Variety

“A supremely gifted singer”
Clash ‘Track of the Day’

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Latin GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada today releases her first new single in two years, ‘Como Un Pájaro’ [Like a Bird], following 2023’s ‘Qué Problema’ and ‘Milagro y Desastre’. Written and self-produced by Estrada, the track explores the solitude and self-reflection that emerged during a time of personal upheaval.

Estrada wrote ‘Como Un Pájaro’ during the pandemic, a period defined by sleepless nights and the haunting stillness of a city at rest.

Speaking of the track Estrada says:
“I was alone at home, trying to get over a heartbreak, and at night I suffered from terrible insomnia. I was just starting to play the guitar, so I would practice to see if sleep would eventually come and allow me to rest. Out of that silence and solitude—feeling like the only person awake in a sleeping city—this song was born.”

Estrada, who has been hailed as “an artist of the past, the present, and the future” by Rolling Stone’s ‘The Future of Music’, was previously featured on best of 2022 lists in NPR, The Guardian, BBC 6Music, The Needle Drop, Billboard, and SPIN. In 2024, she was nominated for a GRAMMY for ‘Best Global Music Performance’, she has also been nominated for multiple Latin GRAMMYs – including for her track ‘Si Me Matan‘ (3.1 million views) -, a Libera Award, and the Rolling Stone en Español Awards. In 2022 she won the Latin GRAMMY award for ‘Best New Artist’. She has also been featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert.

Last time Estrada came to London in 2023 she sold out EartH Theatre and this month she curated a stage for Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX 2025 – which Pitchfork hailed as “a true labor of love and community”, complimenting her “powerful vocals” -, bringing along Bedouine, Tim Bernardes and Rodrigo Amarante. Last night Estrada also made a surprise appearance alongside Laufey at her show in CDMX.

The song’s delicate arrangement was developed during a residency at El Ganzo in Los Cabos, where Estrada and her band recorded a demo that would later be brought to life at Desierto Casa-Estudio in Mexico City. The string arrangement, composed by Roberto Verastegui and performed by the FAME’S Skopje Studio Orchestra in Macedonia, weaves a lush, cinematic soundscape that underscores Estrada’s evocative storytelling.

“When I listen to it, I can still feel the loneliness that surrounded me at that time,” Estrada shares. “But I also feel grateful for the moments when I’ve truly been able to be with myself. I hope that beyond being a breakup song, it can serve as a small offering to solitude and silence. To the contemplation of one’s own experience.”

Estrada has performed the song live on several occasions, where it quickly became a fan favourite. “People started requesting it just moments after I began playing,” she says. “They would shout, ‘Play las Luces!’ because the first verse begins, ‘se apagaron ya las luces, ahora duerme la ciudad.’ That connection with the audience became a powerful reminder of the song’s resonance.”

On self-producing the song, Silvana comments, “One of the most beautiful parts of this process was gaining a deeper understanding of my own vision so I could produce and, above all, express what this song genuinely means to me.”

Spanish/English translation on quote & lyrics

Estrada has performed and recorded with a variety of acclaimed artists, including Natalia Lafourcade, AURORA, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic, Andrew Bird, among others. A multi-instrumentalist, Estrada most often plays the Venezuelan cuatro guitar, a small-bodied instrument whose warm sound complements the intimate and expressive quality of her music. “My music is made of who I am,” she says, reflecting on her upbringing steeped in Mexican son jarocho, baroque choir music, and jazz.

‘Como Un Pájaro’ marks the beginning of a new chapter for Silvana Estrada, who will continue to unveil new music throughout 2025 and announce new live dates.

Photo credit: Jesús Soto Fuentes

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