This morning's #workout #music is from #LosAngeles ' group The Paranoyds who channel early X for a pleasant addition to the regions canon

https://youtu.be/EF6HVkZ-GKo
#punk #pop #WomenInMusic #3PartHarmony #KettleBells #BalanceTraining

My Thoughts on Selena y Los Dinos: A Family Legacy

I swear this documentary left me reeling. Selena y Los Dinos: A Family Legacy isn’t just nostalgia. It’s a full-body remembering. And of course I cried. How could I not? Selena isn’t just an artist; she’s part of our DNA as Latinas who grew up in the 90s, trying to make sense of where we belonged in this country.

I grew up watching this brown girl on stage who looked like us. A girl with the same accent in her laugh, the same warmth in her smile, the same curves, the same hair, the same energy. Selena wasn’t the sanitized, blonde, Eurocentric version of a Latina that media kept trying to force-feed us. She was real. She was joy. She was ours.

For immigrant kids—kids like me, like my sister—seeing her wasn’t just entertainment. It was validation.

We saw her and thought, Okay… maybe the world will make space for someone like me too.

My sister and I were obsessed. Completely. I remember watching every appearance, every interview, memorizing the outfits, trying out the hairstyles. I remember dreaming about going to her store one day, imagining us walking in, buying anything and everything just to feel closer to her magic. She wasn’t just a singer. She was a lifeline. She reminded us that being Dominican-American girls navigating two worlds didn’t make us invisible. She made us feel seen.

But this documentary? It peeled back a layer I didn’t even realize I needed.

We’ve always known Selena as polished and hardworking, the absolute embodiment of grind and grace. But A Family Legacy gave us her goofiness, her quietness, her fear, her hesitations. It gave us the Selena who giggled, the Selena who doubted herself, the Selena who looked at her family for reassurance. It showed the human side behind the legend—the girl behind the belts and the bustiers.

And seeing that made her even more special.

There’s something surreal about watching old footage of someone who shaped your childhood and thinking, She had no idea she’d become this eternal symbol. She was just living, loving, trying, creating—like any young woman trying to figure out her place.

I kept thinking about how the universe works in these ways that we’ll never fully understand. Why take someone so young? Why her? Why then?

Maybe she had already completed what she came here to do. Maybe her purpose was to blaze so bright, so fast, that she left trails we’re still following today. Or maybe there’s no satisfying answer at all. Maybe the “why” is the ache we carry because her life touched ours so deeply.

What I do know is that every time I watch something of hers—every documentary, every interview, even the old performances I’ve seen a thousand times—I feel that same little immigrant girl inside me whisper: We can dream too. We can take up space too.

Selena didn’t just open doors. She shattered ceilings. And she did it while being funny, humble, a little shy, but absolutely magnetic. She lived fearlessly in her authenticity, and that’s still teaching us how to live today.

If you haven’t watched Selena y Los Dinos: A Family Legacy, prepare your heart. It’s beautiful. It’s tender. And it’s a reminder that legacy isn’t measured in years. It’s measured in love.

#culturalIdentity #documentaryReview #immigrantStories #latinaRepresentation #latineNostalgia #selenaQuintanilla #selenaYLosDinos #tejanoMusic #womenInMusic

Paniz Faryosofi’s historic conducting debut shines a light on women’s potential, but Afghan girls still face school bans under the Taliban. 🎶 What do you think—how can we bridge this gap? Share your thoughts or vote: Should more support be given to Afghan girls’ education? Full details in first comment! #WomenInMusic #AfghanWomen #EducationRights

History Made: Meet The First Black Trans Latine Woman Ever To Sweep The Latin Grammys https://shinemycrown.com/history-made-meet-the-first-black-trans-latine-woman-ever-to-sweep-the-latin-grammys/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BlackHistory #TransRights #LatinGrammys #WomenInMusic #RepresentationMatters

Esther Phillips - Alone Again Naturally

Saved this from the cheap bin on the way home today. Perfect mood for the evening #vinyl @vinylrecords #soulMusic #blues #womeninmusic #cratedigging #nowPlaying

Today as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we would like to remember some cases of Violence in Rock and roll History, to never be repeated again.

https://vibesmagazine.blog/women-in-rock-and-roll-breaking-the-silence-on-male-violence/

#womeninmusic, #rockandrollmusichistory, #domesticviolence, #tinaturner #IkeTurner, #sexualharassment, #musicindustry, #riotgrrrl, #KathleenHanna, #BikiniKill, #CourtneyLove, #metoomovement

This morning's #workout #music is from HAAi doing a live performance of their album - HUMANiSE - new to me, great stuff.

https://youtu.be/rVEBWdydMQE
#TripHop #Pop #Beats #SoulMusic #WomenInMusic #bodyWeightTraining #mobilitytraining #BambooStaff

This morning's #workout #music is some #NuMetal from Nova Twins - described by The Guardian as a "bass-heavy duo fusing grime and punk" - with expert use of effects pedals.

https://youtu.be/3kmdqo1ylqo
#WomenInMusic #beats #bassGuitar #Noiseros #NoiseRock #KettleBells

"#Funk No.1" If you come to Tokyo, schedule a date with these chicks: Emi (k), Haruno (sax), Mimi (d), and Juna (b). TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI! Funk Music still alive babe! #womeninmusic www.threads.com/@jaysaitou/p...

Jay Saitou (@jaysaitou) on Thr...

"#Funk No.1"
If you come to Tokyo, schedule a date with these chicks:
Emi (k), Haruno (sax), Mimi (d), and Juna (b).
TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI!
Funk Music still alive babe!

#womeninmusic
https://www.threads.com/@jaysaitou/post/DRK9QVjE-Vn?xmt=AQF0CqAUUP4B52tJ-2AVbXq0Lm7fHy2R8RszLGg4B9e5E8rbOJ8Ca-XsBbNulCqwhFwKpI8&slof=1

Sarah McLachlan: Lilith Fair Founder and Angelic Voice 😇

Sarah McLachlan didn’t just sing beautiful songs, she built a stage for other women! ♀️ Lilith Fair was a game-changer, amplifying female voices in music. A true Canadian feminist icon! 🇨🇦 #SarahMcLachlan #LilithFair #WomenInMusic #Canada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_McLachlan

Freshen up your #weekend #Playlist 👉 #Cozmicsoulfire #rockmusic #rockartist #womeninmusic #follow #save #rock #popmusic #pop #electronic #dance #NewMusicFriday #womenrock #Music #Spotify #Tidal #Deezer #Applemusic #Itunes HAPPY Weekend my friends and ROCK on!! https://open.spotify.com/artist/4j8dYpGIgGJYWmstb2Ek0M

Sammy Stein – “Fabulous Female Musicians” review #BookReview #music #musician #WomenInMusic

Sammy Stein - "Fabulous Female...

Sammy Stein – “Fabulous Female Musicians” review
#BookReview #music #musician #WomenInMusic
https://muz4now.com/2023/sammy-stein-fabulous-female-musicians-review

This morning's #workout #music is from Haru Nemuri - new to me - they do a noisy mix that threads the needle between Pizzicato Five and Atari Teenage Riot. I think I like it.

https://youtu.be/30BaxH6CM6U
#JPop #Punk #ElectroPunk #Beats #WomenInMusic #Noiseros #KettleBells #BodyWeightTraining

Lithuanian conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, 39, will be Principal Guest Conductor of the Radio France Philharmonic from September 2026 for a period of three years. www.pizzicato.lu/mirga-grazin... #classicalmusic #womenInMusic

Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla appointed...

This morning's #workout #music is from Lada Obranović at the Paris Drum Show. She does a frenetic set of #duets with her #keyboard playing partner (David?)

https://youtu.be/LcaA34A3E14
#WomenInMusic #Drummer #Croatia #JazzFusion #PostRock #KettleBells

This is for your #weekend #Playlist 👉 #Cozmicsoulfire #rockmusic #rockartist #womeninmusic #follow #save #rock #popmusic #pop #electronic #NewMusicFriday #womenrock #Music #Spotify #Tidal #Deezer #Applemusic #Itunes HAPPY Weekend! #Music #musica
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4j8dYpGIgGJYWmstb2Ek0M

🎶🥰

Sarah McLachlan: Lilith Fair Founder and Angelic Voice 😇

Sarah McLachlan didn’t just sing beautiful songs, she built a stage for other women! ♀️ Lilith Fair was a game-changer, amplifying female voices in music. A true Canadian feminist icon! 🇨🇦 #SarahMcLachlan #LilithFair #WomenInMusic #Canada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_McLachlan

This morning's #workout #music is from Silly Boy Blue - pleasant pop from #France

https://www.youtube.com/live/WZwyWU4VUxs

#Pop #WomenInMusic #KettleBells