Vengo (album)

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]

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)		 Antifa Dance
(2020)
Singles from Vengo
  1. "Vengo"
    Released: January 21, 2014

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. Schlanger 2014.
  2. SXSW 2014.
  3. Spin 2014.
  4. Voxxi 2014.
  5. Nacional 2014.
  6. 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 2014.
  9. Hermes, Will. "Ana Tijoux 'Vengo' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  10. Garsd 2014.
  11. Stephens 2014.
  12. NYT 2014.
  13. Rolling Stone 2014.
  14. 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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