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Lido Pimienta
Lido Pimienta's new album 'Miss Colombia,' the anticipated follow-up to 'La Papessa,' which was awarded the Polaris Music Prize in 2017, is available now. The Colombian-born, Toronto-based global beats trailblazer recorded the album in her home studio, with some additional recording done in the historic Colombian town of San Basilio de Palenque. Miss Colombia boasts 11 new and original songs that boldly celebrate Lido’s ecstatic musical hybridity of electronic meets cumbia, and is at once defiant and delicate, exploratory and confrontational. All of the songs were written and arranged by Lido, and she co-produced the album with Matt Smith aka Prince Nifty.
The album title was partly inspired by the Miss Universe gaffe in 2015, when Steve Harvey mistakenly awarded the crown to Miss Colombia instead of Miss Philippines. It caused Lido to reflect on the anti-blackness she's experienced, and how she was viewed as an outsider in adolescence, a "weird artistic tomboy" for not adhering to the expected norms projected upon her. Lido - an Afro- Indigenous, queer feminist - created Miss Colombia as a canvas for introspection, with pieces about love (and self-love), and loss. Other songs confront divisive politics in Colombia, Indigenous inequality and racism, and ultimately to bring her closer to home.
Musically it digs deeply into the history of Afro-Latin musics, from Palenque to cumbia - styles that Lido embraced after being introduced to Sexteto Tabala, one of the most representative musical expressions of the African communities in Colombia (who are also featured on the album). The album also features Bomba Estereo’s Li Saumet. Lido has an affinity for acts like A Tribe Called Red and Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq, but her work also resonates with British-Sri Lankan rapper MIA and she draws unabashed inspiration from the New York-bred Dominican-Trinidadian rap queen Cardi B.
Katiria
Katiria is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter known for her smooth Latin pop sound and soulful lyrics. She has been recognized as ”Colorado’s absolute best musicians” by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the top favorite local artist by 303 Magazine. With her distinctive voice and unique style, Katiria has demonstrated her ability to blend musical genres — from salsa, cumbia, R&B, and popular music— offering something fresh and exciting to music lovers around the world.
The singer and songwriter pursued her music career during the 2020 pandemic, when she bought a microphone, taught herself about music production, and recorded her songs in her own bedroom. Her first release Mientes became an immediate success when it grabbed the attention of many and was featured in various radio stations worldwide. Although Mientes was the beginning of her journey, she was discovered by many with her single Hypnosis, receiving a major spotlight in the Latin music industry and gaining invitation to the Latin GRAMMYs in 2021 & 2022.
Lolita
Lolita is a Rising Mexican-American Latin Pop Artist who burst onto the streaming scene in 2018. Lolita combines a variety of compositional elements to form her unique and authentic sound. To date, Lolita has nine singles in her online discography, amassing hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify alone. Her latest release is a latin urban song titled, "Chi-Chi Suelta," a bass heavy club banger built to get the party started. You can listen to Lolita’s latest releases and stay up to date on her latest music, videos, events, & more by following her @lolitaworldwide.