Noche de Ronda - Toña la Negra

Noche de Ronda was written by María Teresa Lara, sister of Agustín Lara, and Toña la Negra, the Veracruz singer closely associated with the Lara songbook, gives it a deep, dark-toned dignity. She does not plead; she holds the song steady and lets its night-time melancholy settle. Choose it to hear the stately Mexican style of the 1930s and 1940s, a contrast with the more intimate singers here.