MARTÍNEZ: That sounds like a breakup song. Every morning, they wonder when you will come and sing to them. MARTÍNEZ: The title track, that's actually my favorite one, 'De todas las flores' - 'Of All The Flowers.' In that song, you sing, of all the flowers that we planted, only a few are still in bloom. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, 'DE TODAS LAS FLORES') She says these songs are her musical diary from the past seven years, covering life, death, love gone wrong and healing. MARTÍNEZ: Cooking for a long time, you know, sometimes it's (speaking Spanish), you know? The timing for this album, it's been like cooking a dish in very, very slow fire. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, 'MARIA LA CURANDERA')
It's taken seven years for Natalia Lafourcade to release an album of original material.
MARTÍNEZ: So you think, well, follow it up quickly - right? - and strike while the iron is hot. NATALIA LAFOURCADE: (Singing in Spanish).
And Natalia Lafourcade practically swept the Latin Grammys - Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Alternative album and Song.
