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It’s been a banner year for Ana Tijoux; releasing “1977” to rave reviews nationwide, two lengthy national tours from SXSW to Central Parks SummerStage and a major spotlight by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.
The buzz for Ana Tijoux and her U.S. debut album “1977” continues to build with a major feature as the MTV Tr3s “Descubre & Download” artist this fall as well as a performance as part of NPR’s influential “Tiny Desk Concert” series. This follows a busy summer where Ana completed her second lengthy U.S. tour and had her hit single “1977” spotlighted as the iTunes “Single Of The Week” and in a playlist by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.
This past spring, Tijoux’s debut U.S. tour covered more than 20 dates across the country, packing rooms from the sunny coast of San Diego out to the gritty hip hop goldmine of Detroit and wrapping up in the Big Apple.
Often regarded as one of the leading female MCs in Latin America, Tijoux has been nominated by the MTV Latin America VMAs for “Best New Artist” and “Best Urban Artist” in recent years. She was born in France to a French mother and a Chilean father in political exile during Pinochets dictatorship. After the return to democracy, the family moved to Chile. She found a home in the emerging hip-hop scene of Santiago and first started rhyming in French, then later in Spanish. Tijoux initially established herself as the frontwoman of the popular Chilean hip hop group Makiza, renowned for their socially conscious lyrics and dynamic production. Since Makiza, Tijoux has developed her own distinct voice as a solo artist.
Tijoux has been featured on tracks by Argentine electronic-tango collective Bajofondo, Mexican hip hop icons Control Machete and Chilean beat master DJ Bitman. But it was her collaboration with Mexican rock star Julieta Venegas on the track, “Eres Para Mi,” which helped expose Tijoux to a mainstream audience. The song became a TV and radio smash hit across Latin America and the U.S.
With the album “1977”, Tijoux proves her abilities as a true “rapera” through her jazzy vocals, sophisticated lyrics and hynoptic beats. The album, named for her year of birth, paints a picture of her childhood in France and pays homage to the early 90s era of hip-hop that influenced her as a teenager in Chile.
“I started re-exploring the classic albums – Nas’ ‘Illmatic’, Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘36 Chambers,’ and A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauder,’” Tijoux says. “It was like running into your first ex-boyfriend after many years and falling in love all over again.”
“1977″ is like an album from that ‘golden-age’ of rap, a style that I never get tired of,” she explains. “I can’t stand much of modern rap music, it’s just not what I’m about: bling, fancy cars, etc. That music is like the brotheR of rap. I’m trying to stage a revival of the generation that I liked the most – ’92 – ’95.”
Recorded between May and September 2009, ‘1977’ was produced by a trio of Santiago’s best: Hordatoj, Foex and Tee. Among the special guests include acclaimed Detroit-based MC Invincible on a virtual Myspace collaboration for “Sube”and Solo Di Medina on the French track “Ooh La La.” “I think it’s a fairly simple album, straight from the vein,” Tijoux says. “I wanted to make a straightforward record, just good lyrics, good beats, good samples and good scratching… that’s it.”
Watch The MTV Interview Taped In Her Hometown Of Santiago HERE.
Earlier This Summer, Ana Tijoux Performed An Unplugged Show In NPR’s Washington DC Studios For The Influential “Tiny Desk Concert” Series
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It’s been a banner year for Ana Tijoux; releasing “1977” to rave reviews nationwide, two lengthy national tours from SXSW to Central Parks SummerStage and a major spotlight by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.
The buzz for Ana Tijoux and her U.S. debut album “1977” continues to build with a major feature as the MTV Tr3s “Descubre & Download” artist this fall as well as a performance as part of NPR’s influential “Tiny Desk Concert” series. This follows a busy summer where Ana completed her second lengthy U.S. tour and had her hit single “1977” spotlighted as the iTunes “Single Of The Week” and in a playlist by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.
This past spring, Tijoux’s debut U.S. tour covered more than 20 dates across the country, packing rooms from the sunny coast of San Diego out to the gritty hip hop goldmine of Detroit and wrapping up in the Big Apple.
Often regarded as one of the leading female MCs in Latin America, Tijoux has been nominated by the MTV Latin America VMAs for “Best New Artist” and “Best Urban Artist” in recent years. She was born in France to a French mother and a Chilean father in political exile during Pinochets dictatorship. After the return to democracy, the family moved to Chile. She found a home in the emerging hip-hop scene of Santiago and first started rhyming in French, then later in Spanish. Tijoux initially established herself as the frontwoman of the popular Chilean hip hop group Makiza, renowned for their socially conscious lyrics and dynamic production. Since Makiza, Tijoux has developed her own distinct voice as a solo artist.
Tijoux has been featured on tracks by Argentine electronic-tango collective Bajofondo, Mexican hip hop icons Control Machete and Chilean beat master DJ Bitman. But it was her collaboration with Mexican rock star Julieta Venegas on the track, “Eres Para Mi,” which helped expose Tijoux to a mainstream audience. The song became a TV and radio smash hit across Latin America and the U.S.
With the album “1977”, Tijoux proves her abilities as a true “rapera” through her jazzy vocals, sophisticated lyrics and hynoptic beats. The album, named for her year of birth, paints a picture of her childhood in France and pays homage to the early 90s era of hip-hop that influenced her as a teenager in Chile.
“I started re-exploring the classic albums – Nas’ ‘Illmatic’, Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘36 Chambers,’ and A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauder,’” Tijoux says. “It was like running into your first ex-boyfriend after many years and falling in love all over again.”
“1977″ is like an album from that ‘golden-age’ of rap, a style that I never get tired of,” she explains. “I can’t stand much of modern rap music, it’s just not what I’m about: bling, fancy cars, etc. That music is like the brotheR of rap. I’m trying to stage a revival of the generation that I liked the most – ’92 – ’95.”
Recorded between May and September 2009, ‘1977’ was produced by a trio of Santiago’s best: Hordatoj, Foex and Tee. Among the special guests include acclaimed Detroit-based MC Invincible on a virtual Myspace collaboration for “Sube”and Solo Di Medina on the French track “Ooh La La.” “I think it’s a fairly simple album, straight from the vein,” Tijoux says. “I wanted to make a straightforward record, just good lyrics, good beats, good samples and good scratching… that’s it.”
Watch The MTV Interview Taped In Her Hometown Of Santiago HERE.
Earlier This Summer, Ana Tijoux Performed An Unplugged Show In NPR’s Washington DC Studios For The Influential “Tiny Desk Concert” Series