Rap, trap, folklore: five trans artists from Latin America to know in 2023
Five trans artists from Latin America to meet, listen to and dance to in 2023.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. For 2023, a list of artists who can accompany you at different times of the year. Modern rhythms and traditional Argentine music in these diverse offerings.
Puerto Rican Rap: Antillean Villain
La Sustancia X, the debut album by rapper Villano Antillano was released . The project took three years to produce and is inspired by The Powerpuff Girls. In June 2022, the artist released a collaboration with Bizarrap, which has garnered over 160 million views on YouTube.
Click here and listen to it.
Mexico: The Witch of Texcoco
In the last two years, La Bruja de Texcoco has become a leading figure in gender dissidence within the local Mexican music scene.
With a powerful voice, the artist blends traditional rhythms with performance art and a poetic style that challenges binary thinking. In November 2022, she released one of her latest singles and promises more for 2023. Listen to it here:
From Peru, Eme
Also known as Merian , the artist performs marinera, waltz, huayno, and bolero, all part of Peru's traditional music. Her stage presence broke down stereotypes surrounding her country's folklore.
You can listen to him here.
Venezuela: Ark
Arca is a Venezuelan trans singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ. She has released eight albums and has collaborated with artists such as Björk, Rosalía, Kanye West, and Lady Gaga.
A leading figure in experimental music in recent times, Arca was born in Venezuela and her musical career took shape in the United States, London and Barcelona where she currently resides.
Listen to one of their latest releases here:
From the Argentine South: Paz Kümelen Berti
Cumbia, trap, rap, and reggaeton are some of the rhythms explored in the music of the young Mapuche artist Paz Kümelen Berti . She was born in the Alto Valle de Río Negro, Argentina, but her music incorporates rhythms from other countries on the continent, after having traveled throughout Latin America in search of artistic experiences.
Listen to this “transmapuche reggaeton” he made in collaboration with Coloco Club .
Editor's note: Latin America is full of beautiful trans artists. Many of them can be found in previous articles on Agencia Presentes: Fifí Tango , Opera Queer , La Ferni , Ayelen Beker , Lorena Carpanchay , and the list goes on.
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