One of our newest artists is a young singer from Mexico, Emmanuel Roca, who performs moving, bare-essentials music. Roca's type of neo-folk is called Trova (from trovadores, the Cuban troubadours), a Latin American style generally characterized by romantic themes, Spanish vocals and a strong emphasis on rhythm; there are many others in the genre, but few this intimate.

For the moment, Roca's following is moderate, but his fans are as passionate as he is:

Mi Muñeco De Cartón (

Beautiful!!" [rec by bwe]

Decidí Que Es Contigo (

great road song!" [rec by Stormy]

Ese Amor Que Soñé (

Es un poema convertido en cancion. A great poem converted into song." [rec by antitesiz]