“Señora del Silencio” (1974) – Génesis

Génesis – “Señora del Silencio” (1974) * Written by e.e. cummings and Humberto Monroy * LP: Génesis * Label: Guerssen

The Colombian band Génesis included Humberto Monroy, who’d previously played with a rock band called the Speakers. This haunting Andean head trip appeared on their self-titled second album and is a Spanish iteration of e.e. cummings’s poem “The Lady of Silence.” A few more albums, reunions, and solo recordings by Monroy would all materialize in the following years, but this album stands tall as the legendary one.