Appreciation: Rocío DÚrcal defined ranchera music for decades

“The quintessential voice of Mexican ranchera music has died. When one speaks of ranchera music, Rocí­o DÚrcal ruled. Her soaring and heart-breaking renditions of songs by Mexico’s prolific Juan Gabriel have sold more than 40 million records worldwide.

And yet she was more than just a muse or her master’s voice.

Besides Juan Gabriel, DÚrcal collaborated on albums with composers Marco Antonio Solí­s “El Buki” and Joan Sebastián in 1993. And despite their individual styles, DÚrcal had the ability to make their songs her own.”

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