The Music That Accompanies the Change of Season: The Playlists Latina Women Need to Get Through September
Music has a unique ability to accompany our moods, and September, with its blend of summer nostalgia and fresh-start energy, calls for its own soundtrack. Building intentional playlists for this transition can be a simple but effective tool for emotional wellbeing.
A playlist for the nostalgia of the summer that's ending
The first days of fall often bring a gentle nostalgia for the summer that's ending. Instead of avoiding that feeling, giving it space with music that evokes those months (more relaxed rhythms, songs tied to those recent memories) allows you to process the close of one stage before fully opening up to the next.
An energy playlist for the darker mornings
As the days grow shorter, many women notice less energy in the mornings. A selection of more upbeat music for the morning routine (while making breakfast, on the commute to work) can help offset, even if only partially, that natural dip in energy that comes with the change in light.
Returning to the classics that connect with your roots
Fall, with its more introspective atmosphere, is a good time to return to the music that played at home during childhood: the artists who filled a mother's or grandmother's kitchen. This music doesn't just accompany the mood — it reinforces the connection to cultural identity, especially valuable during this season of greater inward focus.
Music to accompany focused Q4 work
For the weeks of higher productivity that the last quarter of the year brings, an instrumental or steady-tempo playlist, without lyrics to distract you, can be a useful tool for sustaining focus during the season's most demanding work blocks.
A playlist to start with: 12 songs for September
For those who'd rather start from a concrete list than build their own from scratch, this mix combines the four moods above into a single journey, meant to be listened to start to finish or picked up in pieces depending on the time of day:
"Return" – Carla Morrison
"Talvez" – Silvia Pérez Cruz
"Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" – Natalia Lafourcade
"La Llorona" – Chavela Vargas
"Ojos Chinos" – Bomba Estéreo
"La Tortura" – Shakira ft. Alejandro Sanz
"Con Altura" – Rosalía ft. J Balvin
"Vivir Mi Vida" – Marc Anthony
"La Bikina" – Eydie Gormé and Trío Los Panchos
"Alma, Corazón y Vida" – Trío Los Panchos
"Un Poco Loco" (instrumental version) – Coco (soundtrack)
"Latinoamérica" – Calle 13
Music as a ritual of transition
Beyond specific playlists, the simple act of consciously choosing what music accompanies each moment of the day turns music into a ritual of self-care. In a season of so many simultaneous changes, having this small ritual under your control is a simple, accessible way to sustain emotional wellbeing throughout September.