Jeannie Sol Sings Myrta Silva's "Nada" at Bronx Music Heritage Center (2017)

Jeannie Sol performs “Nada,” a signature song of Myrta Silva. Accompanied by Yasser Tejeda on guitar and Bobby Sanabria on percussion. Part of our celebration of Licia Fiol-Matta's recent publication of The Great Woman Singer: Gender and Voice in Puerto Rican Music. The book traces the careers of four iconic Puerto Rican singers - Myrta Silva, Ruth Fernández, Ernestina Reyes, and Lucecita Benítez - and explores how their voices and performance style transformed the public perception of the female vocalist in popular music. May 11, 2017. To learn more about us, visit: https://www.thisisbronxmusic.org/ Video by E. B. Gallardo: http://www.ebgallardo.com/ © 2017 Bronx Music Heritage Center. All Rights Reserved.