For another assignment we were asked to listen to different Chilean artists. Some of the genres that are on here, I personally don't really listen to but I thought I would try them out.
One of the artists, Ana Tijoux, I thought I would like a lot because she is a hip hop artist. She was born in France because her parents were living there in political exile from the Pinochet dictatorship. A lot of her music has very feminist ideals and anti-capitalist ideals.
The first song I listened to was "1977". I'm going to be honest. I had some high hopes for this song but it did not really do it for me. It started out pretty well with the nice beat. However, when the she started singing the lyrics, I got a little confused. It didn't really work for me. I'm really not a huge fan.
The thing about music in different cultures is that it is pretty much the same anywhere you go. There is always the same type of genres and the type of meaning between songs. Different artists discuss major issues going on in each of their societies. I'm excited to be walking around the streets of Chile and hear the different music around me.
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