Ana Tijoux: Road To The Latin Grammys

November 14, 2012 by Nataly Leave a Comment

Ana Tijoux is a 2012 Latin Grammy Nominee of Chilean descent who is nominated in the “Best Urban Music Album” category for her album, La Bala. She is the daughter of Chilean self-exiles who had fled to France after the coup d’état of 1973 that put Augusto Pinochet into the role of dictator in Chile. When the dictatorship ended, she returned to Chile and became immersed in the underground Hip Hop scene of Santiago. Her socially-conscious lyrics and smooth delivery have led to her growing … [Read more...]

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Ana Tijoux – Volver

October 1, 2012 by Joseph 1 Comment

Recently nominated in the Best Urban Music Album category for the upcoming 13th Latin Grammy Awards, Chilean MC Ana Tijoux breathes a fresh life of philosophical wisdom and poetic rap lines into the oft-hidden genre of Latin HipHop. Her 2012 Album La Bala is perhaps most known for its socially-charged lyrics - evident through such songs as "Shock" or "La Bala" - but the deeper tracks on the album often take a more subtle approach to Ana's intellectual musings, as is evident in the new video … [Read more...]

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Ana Tijoux – Sacar La Voz (Ft. Jorge Drexler)

April 28, 2012 by Joseph 1 Comment

Poetry and music rarely collide as effortlessly as when Ana Tijoux introduces pen to microphone. This young Chilean poet raps so smoothly and with such conviction that her vocals are more like that of a respected orator mixed with the seductive voice you hear when that attractive late night snack beckons you from the kitchen cabinet. Her 2012 sophomore album, La Bala ("The Bullet"), is full of politically and socially-charged messages. This is no surprise, considering how she grew up in … [Read more...]

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