Women’s Day: singers who appreciate the music of the country’s coast, mountains and jungle

March 8 – Memorial Day women. There is a lot of disparity in different fields and the music industry is one of them, so many singers compete for the spot. Are there equal opportunities for everyone? Is there equality in the artistic environment?

There are a growing number of women in the music industry who are redefining traditional music by blending pure Peruvian sounds with the contemporary music genre. WITH.Let’s find out a little more about them, who, using the rhythms of the coast, mountains and jungle, make Peru sound in the world.

“It’s good to see that we are more women than we are music”, says Renata Flores, 21-year-old Ayacucho resident, considered one of the 50 most powerful women in Peru, according to the ranking Forbes; and one of the magazine’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics Hello!

His family speaks Quechua and they are victims of racism, stereotypes and more. But the singer turned the cake over. “Because of these bad comments, some people don’t dare to sing in Quechua, but I broke the barrier so that everyone can take it as something normal,” he commented for News RPP.

His love for music has been since he was born. His mother founded a music academy, which became my “second home”. Growing up with the sounds of Ayacucho, he managed to combine them with the rhythms that attracted his attention the most, such as rap. At the age of 14, he wrote his first song that combined genres, and so he found his way, but it was not easy.

“I felt strange, I felt like I was missing something, I felt like I was being called by the Andean music that has always been there. It was normal to hear that, but it was different when I wanted to have a serious career and thought what I was going to do. It’s something I’m passionate about, but what I’m going to pass on, what I’m going to teach, what kind of legacy I want to leave, so my family has been the pillar that I have and they’ve been my inspiration.”

In doing so, he refers to his great aunts, who make up the group “Las bellas de Huamanga”, who made him fall in love with music even more. “Our culture is beautiful, there are many things to do, Andean music, the Andean worldview can show a lot, and we must find out where we are from, where we come from, and save the values ​​that have been lost over time. .”

Renata Flores inspired many girls and women. That’s why we have more and more exhibitors who leak andean music with current Wendy Sulka, Ruby Palomino and 2023 Viña del Mar Silver Gull winner Milena Wharton.

The jungle as a source of inspiration

“I never imagined that I would sing tropical music,” admitted Mayella Llocla, who showed that she has a talent not only in acting, but also in music. your song “Like a River” holds a special place in her heart as she chose to show her roots.

His parents are from Ayabaca, Piura, and he grew up listening to Los Mirlos and various cumbia bands that include Amazonian rhythms, as well as other bands from the north such as Agua Marina. The fusion of these rhythms, which are part of his history, along with trendy genres, led him to create a mixture to create his first song.

“I never imagined that I would sing tropical music, but now I feel that in this period of my life I love it and always have, I grew up with this genre, I also grew up knowing the rhythms of other parts of music. my Peru and I wanted to unite it,” he commented.

This first song talks about all kinds of love like partner, family, friends, nature, ourselves. For this reason, Maiella Ljollla hopes that people can connect with this feeling through her music, which has a Peruvian touch, as they did with her.

Video clip “Like a River” It was recorded in Iquitos and Jauja, cities marked by the artist’s personal experience.

The song is the first of several releases by the protagonist of such telenovelas as “Luz de luna”, “El último bastión” and “Dos hermanas”. In the coming months, more songs will appear that will pave the way for the Peruvian artist in the world of music.

union of cultures

Seeing the talent that exists in the mountains and in the jungle, the coast is not far behind. Lima has an endless supply of women who love music and have earned a place in the industry. An example of this YannaA 25-year-old rapper who grew up in San Martin de Porres and went to France in search of a better future, but fell in love with music and everything she found there, without forgetting the country where she was born.

Brenda, her real name, is happy that her parents support her in music. With a mother from Chinchana and a father from Puno, the artist feels she belongs to two very rich cultures in Peru. This is reflected in the tattoos on his face: “Chola” above his right eyebrow and “Black” under his left eye. Janna felt discriminated against.

your theme ‘MARK PERU’ one of the most representative. “There will always be a difference in scale of opportunity. It shouldn’t be like this, we should embrace our roots and feel proud, and what better way to show that through music.”

This is also reflected in his stage name, which means “black” in Quechua, after his paternal roots. The musical fusion and her fight for gender equality led to her being selected as the beneficiary of the new Impulsarte program, which aims to make visible, promote and provide development opportunities for new music and audiovisual art creators who have a ready project.

Currently Peruvian artist Yanna released his first EP, a set of songs with elements of hip-hop, trap, dancehall, reggae, Afro-Peruvian music and Brazilian funk.

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