Vengo (album)

Vengo
Studio album by
Ana Tijoux
ReleasedMarch 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
Recorded2013
GenreHip hop, Andean
Length53:15
LabelNacional
Ana Tijoux chronology
La Bala
(2011) 		Vengo
(2014) 		Vida
(2024)
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] It also won the Pulsar Award for Album of the Year.[7]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Rolling Stone[9]

A reviewer at NPR called it "virtually flawless",[10] and MTV said it was "some of the most dazzling hip-hop this year".[11]

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."[10] 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."[11]

Reviewers also noted the progressive elements of the lyrics, including feminism, environmentalism, social justice and post-colonialism.[11][12][13][14]

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.[14][13][1] One reviewer said that it contained elements of folk music and jazz.[14]

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.TitleLength
1."Vengo"3:12
2."Somos Sur" (featuring Shadia Mansour)3:46
3."Antipatriarca"3:04
4."Somos Todos Erroristas" (featuring Hortadoj)2:57
5."Er-rrro-r"1:02
6."Los Peces Gordos No Pueden Volar"3:36
7."Creo en Ti" (featuring 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."Delta" (featuring MC Niel)3:47
13."No Más"3:54
14."Todo Lo Sólido Se Desvanece en el Aire"3:39
15."Emilia" (featuring RR Burning)4:13
Bonus tracks
No.TitleInformationLength
16."Rumbo al Sol" 3:18
17."Mi Verdad"Written in 2012 as the theme song to the Chilean television series El reemplazante2:46

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[15] 15
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 33

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Schlanger 2014.
  2. ^ SXSW 2014.
  3. ^ Spin 2014.
  4. ^ Voxxi 2014.
  5. ^ Nacional 2014.
  6. ^ a b 57th Grammy Awards final nomination list (PDF), National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, December 5, 2014, retrieved 2015-02-02
  7. ^ Del Real, Andrés (29 July 2015). "Ana Tijoux es la gran ganadora de los primeros Premios Pulsar". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ Jurek, Thom (2014). "Ana Tijoux - Vengo Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  9. ^ Hermes, Will. "Ana Tijoux 'Vengo' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  10. ^ a b Garsd 2014.
  11. ^ a b c Stephens 2014.
  12. ^ NYT 2014.
  13. ^ a b Rolling Stone 2014.
  14. ^ a b c Johnson 2014.
  15. ^ "Ana Tijoux Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Ana Tijoux Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

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