The Italian musicologist and electronic music producer Andrea Mangia, who records as Populous, has made a name for himself in the international electronic music scene by creating deft, nuanced dance tracks that span disparate genres. In Mangia’s songs, dancehall, vogue, digital cumbia, ambient, and Latin American folklore all coexist, and he assembles them with finesse and care, never tokenizing or cheapening them. Instead, he weaves the various strands together to create songs that hover somewhere between South America and Southern Europe. His latest album, W, continues that musical narrative with an important twist: each of its 10 songs was made in collaboration with some of the biggest names in Italian and South American electronic music—all of whom identify as women. Listening to W offers a new entrypoint into Mangia’s world; a place where feminine energy in all of its forms and expressions is empowered, celebrated, feared, respected, and adored.
| 1 | Desierto |
| 2 | Soy Lo Que Soy |
| 3 | Flores no Mar |
| 4 | Fuera de Mi |
| 5 | HOUSE OF KETA |
| 6 | Banda |
| 7 | Petalo |
| 8 | Out of Space |
| 9 | Getting Lost |
| 10 | Roma |
