Feminist, empowered, and young, female singers are more and more powerful and determined with strong voices and a high visual content. Meet here in Le Banana five millennial and centennial artists who are changing music in Latin America, Spain and the States and spreading this change to the rest of the world.
Courage is undoubtedly the main trait of this 23-year-old artist who has lately become a music idol. The Argentinian teen who has been based in Spain since she was 10 -and who came to be part of Lollapalooza Argentina 2018 but couldn’t perform her show because of the bad weather conditions- mixes everything she learned from Latin American popular cultures and from jazz, soul, trap and hip hop. In her voice there are hints of singers such as Andrea Echeverri but also of artists like Ella Fitzgerald. Her tracks “Esmeralda“, “Corashe“, “Alábame” and “Kung Fu“ have thousands and thousands of views on Youtube and Spotify, and each one of them has been heard far beyond one million times. Feminist, irreverent, natural and away from snobbery, Nathy transmits a message in each of her verses with a unique style and a strong idea. On November 14th at 23:00 we will have her in our country and she will give a show at Niceto Club. Go and buy your tickets! Don’t lose time!
Rosalía Vila Tobella is the most popular Spanish singer-songwriter these days. The millenial singer that leaves everyone speechless with her strong voice has been on the scene for a decade, with shows in Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival, collaborations with J Balvin (“Brillo”), C.Tangana (“Antes de Morirme”) and Pharrell, and has been praised by artists such as Dua Lipa and Charli XCX. Her style and her wardrobe are far away from the typical Spanish dance. In fact, Rosalía is more like a mix between Rihanna, Cazzu and Nathy Pelusso. In 2017 she launched her first album, Los Ángeles, a young and contemporary mix of flamenco, soul and R&B. Spanish guitars, clapping and a sweet voice make her the perfect combination for music lovers.
Larissa de Macedo Machado, the latest Brazilian Queen of Pop, came out from a slum and now stirs up international charts. She has already sung with global artists such as Maluma (“Sim Ou Não”), Iggy Azzalea (“Switch”) and J Balvin (“Downtown”) and she has received offers to work with Pharrell Williams and Major Lazer. When she visited Argentina in June for the queer friendly party Plop!, tickets were sold out and fans craved for her. The video “Vai Malandra”, which has reached almost 290 million views on YouTube, shows her together with Mc Zaaz, Maejor ft. Tropkillaz & DJ Yuri Martins in the slum where she was born and where she lived till she was 19. Funk, pop and authentic reggaeton from one of the hottest countries of Latin America.
Mariel Mariel
Directly from the Andes, Mariel is a feminist singer born in Santiago de Chile but she now lives in Mexico because she was attracted by its weather, its food and its people. Her music style has hints of both countries and swings between pop, rap and Andean flow. Her father was a folklorist and this inspired her to create and produce the festival La Matria Fest which included female projects trying to change the gender inequality that has always existed in massive music festivals.
Billie Eilish
The youngest of these five female artists is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O´Connelly, who became famous after a feat with Khalid called “Lovely”. Last week, the Californian 16- year- old teen that hates smiling gave a great show at Lollapalooza Chicago for thousands. Besides, Virgil Abloh, the new creative director of Louis Vuitton Homme called her for a new Off-White campaign. She hasn’t launched an album yet, but this singer, who wears lively and oversize clothes, already has more than 3 million views on Spotify with her eight-song EP and a Vince Staples feat for “&burn”. She has a long road ahead so stay alert!
Go Girls!