The life of Rosalia

Brut America

“I’m doing it from the heart.”   As a little girl in Barcelona, she fell in love with flamenco music. Then, she took the music industry by storm … But Rosalia isn’t above criticism. This is her story.

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00:00The purest thing I can be is being honest with all the references I've had.

00:05And flamenco is my biggest inspiration, but it's another one at the same time.

01:00I discovered this music because of the environment I lived in.

01:12I live in the Basiú Braga, which is a very specific part of Catalonia

01:17where there was a lot of Andalusian immigration.

01:20So that made the people I grew up with, my friends, listen to a lot of flamenco.

01:26There was a lot of Andalusian culture around me,

01:29so flamenco has been very present since I was a teenager.

01:34And that's how I discovered it, and I fell in love with this music.

01:39I never stopped researching it.

01:56Que no llame hacia tu puerta

02:26Que no llame hacia tu puerta

02:42In the end, I think art goes beyond territorial or ethnic issues.

02:50That's my opinion.

02:51It's an opinion that maybe not everyone shares, but I feel it that way.

02:55And the truth is that I've always been very respectful, I think,

02:58from the place where I understand this music, which is flamenco,

03:02and which is my great inspiration.

03:03I always say it.

03:04I never say that the music I'm making now is flamenco.

03:07I would never say it.

03:08You know, it seems absurd to me.

03:10But I always try to make the references I've had visible,

03:14as a great reference to flamenco.

03:17And I do it from the heart.

03:19Flamenco music

03:45Flamenco music

04:14Flamenco music

04:25Flamenco music

04:53As an artist, sometimes you're more or less connected, right?

04:58And in the end, you can't control what happens after the creative process.

05:02But I think people notice that it's genuine.

05:05Flamenco music

05:34Flamenco music

05:37Flamenco music

05:53I feel it's such an honor, you know, because 18 years ago,

05:57Joaquín Cortés was here performing with Alicia Keys.

06:01For the first time, there was flamenco 18 years ago here in the Grammys.

06:05And it feels, it's such an honor, and I feel so grateful that 18 years later,

06:10I'm here performing with all my respect.

06:13This music is the most beautiful expression of art, in my opinion.

06:19Flamenco music

06:39It's going to be called Motomami.

06:41We're going to see Motomami.

06:42Well, you'll see.

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