Lollapalooza 2023: Meet Brisa Flow, the first indigenous artist to perform at the festival

In the tenth edition of the festival, Lollapalooza Brazil 2023 he brought breeze flowthe first brown indigenous woman present in the lineup. Daughter of Chilean artisans, the singer was born in sabarácity of Minas Gerais, and had his first contact with hip hop at the age of 13.

Throughout her career, she has released three studio albums: Newen (2016), Wild as the Wind (2018) and Janequeo (2022). During an interview with G1, breeze flow commented on the importance of representation in a festival of the scope of Lollapalooza:

We need to have indigenous artists in Latin American festivals, because we are talking about Abya Yala of 800 people, right?

In addition, she also asked: “How are we going to have festivals and festivals and festivals of Latin American music out of 800 indigenous peoples without any indigenous people? With few black people? With few trans people?”

Like any and all artists, breeze flow it also has influences that impact her work directly, whether musically or through speech in lyrics and shows. They are Lauryn Hill, Mercedes Sosa, rational, tupac It is Vine Violet.

About sosa It is vinethe artist told the G1: “They were the people I listened to since I was a little girl and I was able to relate that to rap in a very strong way, even if they are different rhythms. They are lyrics that say basically the same things about our needs for life, basic needs for access, health, to good living.”

I saw a lot of relationship with rational It is Mercedes Sosa. It was a very similar text and it was the way I managed to continue the seed of my family going forward by telling the story of people who are fighting for survival in a world of pressure here in Latin America.