Vengo (album)

Vengo
Studio album by Ana Tijoux
Released March 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
Recorded 2013
Genre Hip hop, Andean
Label Nacional
Ana Tijoux chronology
La Bala (2011) Vengo
(2014)
Singles from Vengo
  1. "Vengo"
    Released: January 21, 2014

Vengo is Chilean hip-hop artist Ana Tijoux's fourth solo studio album,[1] released in March, 2014. Its debut single "Vengo" was released on Spin in January of the same year.[2][3][4][5] Vengo was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the 2015 Ceremony.[6]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

A reviewer at NPR called it "virtually flawless",[9] and MTV said it was "some of the most dazzling hip-hop this year".[10]

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."[9] 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 schlock."[10]

Reviewers also noted the progressive elements of the lyrics, including feminism, environmentalism, social justice and post-colonialism.[10][11][12][13]

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.[13][12][1] One reviewer said that it contained elements of folk music and jazz.[13]

Awards

Year Ceremony Nominated work Recipient(s) Category Result
2015 Grammy Awards[6] Vengo Ana Tijoux Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album Nominated

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Vengo"   3:12
2. "Somos Sur (feat. Shadia Mansour)"   3:46
3. "Antipatriarca"   3:04
4. "Somos Todos Erroristas (feat. Hordatoj)"   2:57
5. "Er-rrro-r"   1:02
6. "Los Peces Gordos No Pueden Volar"   3:36
7. "Creo en Ti (feat. Juanito Ayala)"   4:00
8. "Los Diablitos"   0:43
9. "Interludio Agua"   0:45
10. "Rio Abajo"   3:54
11. "Oro Negro"   4:25
12. Untitled   3:47
13. "No Más"   3:54
14. "Todo Lo Sólido Se Desvanece en el Aire"   3:39
15. "Emilia (feat. RR Burning)"   4:13
Bonus Tracks
No. TitleInformation Length
16. "Rumbo al Sol"    3:18
17. "Mi Verdad"  Written in 2012 as the theme song to the Chilean television series El reemplazante 2:46

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[14] 15
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 33

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Schlanger 2014.
  2. ↑ SXSW 2014.
  3. ↑ Spin 2014.
  4. ↑ Voxxi 2014.
  5. ↑ Nacional 2014.
  6. 1 2 57th Grammy Awards final nomination list (PDF), National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, December 5, 2014, retrieved 2015-02-02
  7. ↑ Jurek 2014.
  8. ↑ Hermes, Will. "Ana Tijoux 'Vengo' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  9. 1 2 Garsd 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 Stephens 2014.
  11. ↑ NYT 2014.
  12. 1 2 Rolling Stone 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 Johnson 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ana Tijoux – Chart history" Billboard Top Latin Albums for Ana Tijoux. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ana Tijoux – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Ana Tijoux. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

Sources

Further reading

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