Vengo (album)
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| Studio album by Ana Tijoux | ||||
| Released | March 18, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, Andean | |||
| Label | Nacional | |||
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Vengo is Chilean hip-hop artist Ana Tijoux's fourth solo studio album, released in March, 2014. Its debut single "Vengo" was released on Spin in January of the same year.Vengo was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the 2015 Ceremony.
A reviewer at NPR called it "virtually flawless", and MTV said it was "some of the most dazzling hip-hop this year".
Several reviewers noted the inclusion of Andean music elements, especially the pan flute. NPR's reviewer said it was "refreshing" and noted Andean music has been "often done a disservice by "world music" labels." Of the flute, the MTV reviewer said "it's a bit challenging to extricate the instrument from its associations with corny new age compilations ... Tijoux is attempting a tough task to take back and breathe new life into music that has a rich heritage, but has been commercialized and marginalized into ."
Reviewers also noted the progressive elements of the lyrics, including feminism, environmentalism, social justice and post-colonialism.
The album's instrumentation is completely done with in-studio recordings, often with traditional South American instruments. Unusually for modern hip-hop recording, there are no samples used on the album. One reviewer said that it contained elements of folk music and jazz.
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