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Rosalía

Portrait of Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía.
Illustration by Lucia Pham

In 2017, the Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía emerged as a daring experimentalist, warping traditional flamenco to fit the modern pop soundscape. In the years since her dramatic breakthrough album, “El Mal Querer,” released in 2018, she has extended her range to include urbano music, bringing her particular sense of flair to zippy raps and dembow rhythms. Recent viral clips from the world tour supporting her new album, “MOTOMAMI,” encapsulate her live appeal. In the intro to her song “BIZCOCHITO,” as the synths click into place, the singer stands resolutely unperturbed, smacking her lips with a hand on her hip, until she erupts into dance and a set of burst-fire verses. Rosalía brings that precision and sass to a pair of shows at Radio City Music Hall, Sept. 18-19. (Radio City Music Hall.)