A dazzling, accomplished singer-songwriter and known for her beguiling rhyt… Read Full Bio ↴A dazzling, accomplished singer-songwriter and known for her beguiling rhythmic scatting, inflected with soulful Latin-Andalusian phrasings, Magos Herrera is known for her signature sound that elegantly blends her classic jazz styling with Mexican, Cuban and Brazilian melodies. Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English, her repertoire is filled with the yearning romance, intimacy and enchantment of Mexican and Cuban sones and boleros, and sultry, languid samba-bossa nova beats.

"Magos manages to create a new style of Latin scat. It is innovative but clearly jazz and when she does her improvisations off the composed melodies it is a mind-blowing experience." ~ Rudy Garcia, Miami Herald, 11/19/2005

Based in NYC since 2007, she has recorded with Saxophonist Tim Ries for the Rolling Stones Jazz Project and for contemporary composer Paola Prestini for John Zorn label. For over 10 years Magos has performed in international arts centers, at festivals and concert halls such as Lincoln Center, NYC, Millennium Park in Chicago, Knitting Factory, Teatro de la Ciudad de Mexico, and Sala Galileo Galilei in Madrid. She has 4 CD recordings including “Orchideas Susurrantes,” “Pais Maravilla” and “Todo Puede Inspirar,” 2 international compilations for Brazil and Japan, and is part of the acclaimed “Mexican Divas” CD series.

Her career started in Italy in 1988 where she decided to become professionally involved with music, and then graduated from the "Musicians Institute" in Los Angeles. Over the past 4 years, through her pro-active love for music, she produced and hosted 2 TV shows that promoted music for Mexico’s TV, Channel 22, and featured guest stars Ute Lemper, Jerry Gonzalez, Diego el Cigala, among many others.

Magos will be releasing her 6th CD in the spring of 2009, featuring guitarist Lionel Loueke and pianist Aaron Goldberg. This CD is produced by Tim Ries, saxophonist of the Rolling Stones.

Água
Magos Herrera Lyrics

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Agua que corre lento,
Agua del sotavento,
Agua azul, agua que besa el viento,
Agua que secó el tiempo que nos mata, matador.

¿agua qué es lo que siento?
Agua que llevo dentro
Agua que mira, agua que espera,

En tus pupilas negras, ese abrazo, abrazador.

Cuantos años, cuántos años,
¿por qué tardas en llegar?
¿Cuántos años? y mis manos
Esperando, secarán

¿agua qué es lo que siento?
Agua que llevo dentro
Agua que mira, agua que espera,
En tus pupilas negras, ese abrazo, abrazador.

¿será la espera atemporal?
¿será el amor que nacerá?
¿será la espera temporal?
Será el amor que nacerá

Cuantos años...

Overall Meaning

In Magos Herrera's song Agua, the lyrics depict the significance and beauty of water, which manifests in different forms and serves various purposes. The slow flow of water symbolizes the calmness and serenity that water maintains as it moves through the earth. It sings the praises of the underground water, known as sotavento, which provides life to plants and animals. The blue color of water representing purity and freshness, and the breeze that caresses the water as it flows is a metaphor for water's ability to breathe and bring life to the earth. The song also speaks of the ability of water to restore and rejuvenate time which can be synonymous with mental or emotional fatigue.

Line by Line Meaning

Agua que corre lento,
Water that flows slowly,

Agua del sotavento,
Water from the leeward,

Agua azul, agua que besa el viento,
Blue water, water that kisses the wind,

Agua que secó el tiempo que nos mata, matador.
Water that dried the time that kills us, killer.

¿agua qué es lo que siento?
Water, what do I feel?

Agua que llevo dentro
Water that I carry inside

Agua que mira, agua que espera,
Water that watches, water that waits,

En tus pupilas negras, ese abrazo, abrazador.
In your black pupils, that embrace, embracing.

Cuantos años, cuántos años,
How many years, how many years,

¿por qué tardas en llegar?
Why do you take so long to arrive?

¿Cuántos años? y mis manos
How many years? and my hands