Doris Anahí - "Aprendiendo por las Malas" from the 2022 Aprendiendo por las Malas EP on Casa Mija.

This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJs Albina Cabrera and DJ Chilly, hosts of El Sonido, in honor of Aquí y Ahora: Without Borders. Join KEXP September 12 through October 14 for a month dedicated to amplifying the contributions, resilience, and music of Latinx, Hispanic and Latino-identified communities worldwide. More info here.

Doris Anahí Muñoz was a long-time music manager, overseeing emerging Latinx artists like Cuco and La Doña. She's the founder of Casa Mija (FKA mija mgmt), a program for BIPOC youth interested in a career in the music business. Her story is detailed in the Disney original documentary Mija, which follows this ambitious activist on her mission to change the industry. 

Now, she's taking the mic herself, recording under the name Doris Anahí. Her debut EP is titled Aprendiendo por las Malas, or "Learning the Hard Way," which is something she surely did during her time as a music manager.

In an interview with LatinPlug, she says the EP "really tells the different stories of that whole chapter of my life." She adds, "Where I felt like all these repressed songs came from all these lessons that I had to learn the hard way these last few years. Largely because I didn't follow my gut, because I was so stubborn and clinging to a version of myself, the version that people wanted me to be. In the end, you end up learning the hard way. When you're not honest with yourself, you're not honest with others, and that's exactly where the hard lessons come in." 

Read the full story at KEXP.org

Doris Anahí - "Aprendiendo por las Malas" from the 2022 Aprendiendo por las Malas EP on Casa Mija.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by KEXP DJs <a href="https://kexp.org/djs/albina-cabrera/" data-cke-saved-href="https://kexp.org/djs/albina-cabrera/" data-pjax-state="">Albina Cabrera</a> and <a href="https://kexp.org/djs/chilly/" data-cke-saved-href="https://kexp.org/djs/chilly/" data-pjax-state="">DJ Chilly</a>, hosts of <a href="https://kexp.org/shows/ElSonido/" data-cke-saved-href="https://kexp.org/shows/ElSonido/" data-pjax-state="">El Sonido</a>, in honor of <a href="https://kexp.org/aquiyahora/" data-cke-saved-href="https://kexp.org/aquiyahora/" data-pjax-state="">Aquí y Ahora: Without Borders</a>. Join KEXP September 12 through October 14 for a month dedicated to amplifying the contributions, resilience, and music of Latinx, Hispanic and Latino-identified communities worldwide. More info <a href="https://kexp.org/aquiyahora/" data-pjax-state="" data-cke-saved-href="https://kexp.org/aquiyahora/">here</a>.
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Doris Anahí Muñoz was a long-time music manager, overseeing emerging Latinx artists like Cuco and La Doña. She's the founder of Casa Mija (FKA mija mgmt), a program for BIPOC youth interested in a career in the music business. Her story is detailed in the Disney original documentary Mija, which follows this ambitious activist on her mission to change the industry. 
Now, she's taking the mic herself, recording under the name Doris Anahí. Her debut EP is titled Aprendiendo por las Malas, or "Learning the Hard Way," which is something she surely did during her time as a music manager.
In an interview with <a href="https://thelatinplug.com/2022/07/doris-anahi-lanza-su-ep-debut-aprendiendo-por-las-malas/" data-cke-saved-href="https://thelatinplug.com/2022/07/doris-anahi-lanza-su-ep-debut-aprendiendo-por-las-malas/">LatinPlug</a>, she says the EP "really tells the different stories of that whole chapter of my life." She adds, "Where I felt like all these repressed songs came from all these lessons that I had to learn the hard way these last few years. Largely because I didn't follow my gut, because I was so stubborn and clinging to a version of myself, the version that people wanted me to be. In the end, you end up learning the hard way. When you're not honest with yourself, you're not honest with others, and that's exactly where the hard lessons come in." 
<a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2022/9/12/doris-anahi-aprendiendo-por-las-malas/">Read the full story at KEXP.org</a>

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Finding good new music can be a full time job, so let KEXP help! In Our Headphones brings you five song recommendations every Monday, straight from KEXP’s DJs and Music Directors. We learn stories and insights about the artists, make connections between the music and the world around us, and get to know the diverse roster of DJs that make up the KEXP airwaves. Join hosts Janice Headley and Isabel Khalili on this never-ending journey of music discovery.

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