Ward Neko Case. Sign up for our mailing list Real artists creating records on their own terms. Why is Bad Bunny on the cover of Rolling Stone, for example? Reggaeton has to exist, and I love it. What we need right now is balance. We need to hold space for everyone, not just those privileged musicians with a bit more money or education — something that reflects in their music. Am I wrong to ask? Do you feel the definition of Latin music is going to change as we find more terms to categorize the music coming out of the diaspora?
It's too much. It will always be like that because I was born in Colombia. If I wanted to make a political statement, I would do an album in Wayuunaiki [the language of the Wayuu people]. Love is a prevalent theme on this record. For you, it seems to transcend gender, culture, and spirit. So I just feel really blessed, and that is motivating me to continue to do work. The internationally renowned Colombian artist—who currently lives in Toronto, Canada—was already shedding light on inequities and social justice issues long before COVID, but now that the pandemic has worsened conditions for disenfranchised people, Pimienta has spent the year trying to help those who have been hit hardest by the situation.
The money will continue to provide groceries for families, but it will also be used to stock essential items like baby clothes, medicine, emergency supplies, and many other necessities. Additional efforts from the Polaris Music Prize winner include raising awareness about mass crime and violence afflicting Colombia, such as the recent massacres in August that targeted young people between the ages of 12 and On August 30, Pimienta performed alongside other artists as part of a collective called Un Canto X Colombia for the Hasta Que Amemos La Vida live streamed concert to call for peace and bring international attention to the violence in Colombia.
And Pimienta is no stranger to channeling pain and anger in her creative projects, especially when it comes to her music. Pimienta first started writing the album in , and after sitting on the songs for five years, she finally released it just one month before the international Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum. And even though the music speaks to current conversations about race and oppression, Pimienta refuses to have her songs co-opted or undermined by being seen as just part of a current trend.
Pimienta said a popular Colombian radio station recently tried to do this by invoking her music and tying it to such fads. The singer-songwriter has clearly spent the majority of her career and the bulk of concentrating on equity and social justice matters, but as she moves forward, she is redirecting and channeling her energy into new territories that reflect her artistic growth.
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The result is a staggering exhibition of her skill as a singer, songwriter, and shit-stirrer. Crafted with deep passion and careful attention to detail, the record sounds like the full realization of a long-held dream, made possible at last by a wider platform and a bigger budget. Sung almost entirely in Spanish, Miss Colombia conveys rage and solidarity more than chipper positivity. Pimienta often writes from the perspective of someone who has drunk deep from the poisonous wells of misogyny and racism.
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