According to Lafourcade, the recording of the album started "on a whim" during a vacation in Brazil. During an interview with
Billboard, Lafourcade elaborated that her initial plan was not to record a new studio album but "just make music for myself". The album is a homage to
Latin American folk music and contains original songs as well as cover versions of other artists' songs. According to Lafourcade, her goal with the album was to explore the history and culture of her Latin American roots. She emphasized that collaborating with Los Macorinos helped her capture the feelings and sounds she wanted to transmit to the audience with
Musas, Vol. 1. Describing their work ethic as fastidious, Lafourcade emphasized Los Macorinos's patience and calm attitude while accompanying her instrumentally on every song from the album. Some of the artists to which Lafourcade pays tribute to on the album include
Agustín Lara,
Margarita Lecuona,
Roberto Cantoral and
Violeta Parra, the latter being a Chilean artist associated with the song "Qué He Sacado Con Quererte" on the album. For the track "Tu Me Acostumbraste",
Buena Vista Social Club lead singer
Omara Portuondo serves as a collaborator. In addition to cover versions, two of the album's tracks, namely "Tú Sí Sabes Quererme" and “Rocío de Todos Los Campos” are original songs penned solely by Lafourcade. ==Singles==