⚡️ She is an incredibly talented songwriter,performer,designer, producer and co-founder of @chocquibtown ⚡️ @chocquibtown is a Colombian hip-hop group. Although the band formed in Cali, the members are originally from the Colombian department of Chocó. The group consists of Carlos “Tostao” Valencia (rapping), Gloria “Goyo” Martínez (singing and rapping), and Gloria’s brother Miguel “Slow” Martínez (production and rapping). The band’s music draws influence from a wide variety of modern genres including hip-hop and more recently electronica, combined with traditional Colombian genres including salsa, Latin jazz, and Afro-Latin rhythms.
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The group won a Latin Grammy in November 2010 for the single “De Donde Vengo Yo”. The politically-charged song is a “spirited lament of the hard-luck life: multinationals and corrupt politicians get rich off gold and platinum; poor blacks get run off their land by illegal militias.Oro was nominated for Best Latin Alternative/Rock/Urban Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards. Richard Blair, producer of Oro, commented on the nomination by saying, “To get some official recognition, and from outside of Colombia at that, is almost the first time in 400 years that someone has recognized the people from Choco for something other than slavery and gold mines and corruption.
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So excited to head to the @latingrammys to interview her ❤️ #somospacifico #alegrialife #bilingualmedia #bilinguallifestyle #printmagazine #choco #colombianartists #afrolatina #digitalmagazine #bilinguallifestyle #chocquibtown #chocquibnation