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Before there was Jenni Rivera, there was Lupita D'Alesio and Paquita la del Barrio, both strong women who took no guff
from men - at least on record. Now, "La Diva de la Banda," as she's known to her fans, has taken up the mantle and done so
with style to burn.
Rivera has released the first single from her new CD titled, Homenaje a
Las Grandes, and the Gloria Trevi classic, La Papa Sin Catsup never sounded better. After
all, this is the woman who sang, Se Las Voy A Dar A Otro, every insecure macho's worst nightmare.
The song became a rallying call for abused and frustrated women everywhere, and Rivera has become their resident saint of
bad relationships. Her latest production also includes the D'Alesio classic, Ese Hombre, and
Alejandra Guzman's, Hacer El Amor Con Otro.
Converting the guitar-laden hook to banda
instrumentation gives Catsup (or ketchup, as Jenni pronounces it) a whole new punch and Rivera's
bouncy, quasi-campy delivery with the sharp diction and dramatic pauses is a marvel. The brassy pump of the horns and the
lacerating lyrics make this tune tremendo.
For someone who has said she had no intention of becoming a singer, Rivera
has done amazingly well. And while it is true that at this point her brother Lupillo is the megastar in a family of singers,
Jenni and the forces at her label, Fonovisa, are doing their best to make sure that this is one homenaje you'll never forget.
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