Lucrecia Dalt photographed for The Wire 464 by Heikki Kaski. As discussed in her interview with Rob Turner in The Wire 464, during the making of her new Spanish language sci-fi concept album ¡Ay!, Colombian musician Lucrecia Dalt compiled and listened to lengthy playlists of uplifting music spanning Latin, devotional, jazz, and more. The tracks – many of which Dalt came across through recommendations from her family – helped her through the process of departing from some of her earlier work, bringing her singing to the fore and enhancing the playful, joyous spirit of her music. Following a conversation about the song “Ay José” by AfroCuban star Graciela, which inspired her album's title, Dalt clarifies why she was drawn to certain music when making her own vocal-led tracks: “One thing that I find liberating in tropical music, and even in flamenco, is that you can really make the words elastic,” she tells Turner. “And I wanted to expand words to the point where it’s difficult to understand what I’m saying. Some people have complained about that! But I wanted this stretching, timeless feeling to it.” Now, Dalt has put together a selection of the tracks she listened to towards a playlist for Wire readers to enjoy in accompaniment to her cover feature. Head to The Wire website to stream Dalt's 31 track playlist in full. Copies of The Wire 464 are also available from our website. Links in bio. . . . #lucreciadalt #wireplaylist #latinmusic #afrocubanmusic #loungemusic #colombianmusic #experimentalmusic #thewire464