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...]