“Someone told me that making a classical album was gonna be impossible for me and I did it": Lido Pimienta announces new album, Caribenya

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Caribenya draws from the groundwork of Pimienta's orchestral album La Belleza, released last year, but is rooted in resistance, connection, and the decolonisation of European music to embrace a global work. "Tóxica" arrives as the first preview of the collection of songs, combining Afro-Indigenous revolt rhythms with harp, viola, and electronic melodies.

Speaking about the album, Pimienta explains, "Someone told me that making a classical album was gonna be impossible for me and I did it, an 'impossible-only-Europeans-could-ever-do-this album'; Caribenya is the counterpart where I got to be less cerebral and have more fun. With my friends, I'm more collaborative, because I usually work alone; it has a sense of joy and collaboration that is very Caribbean. It’s like ‘come over and hang. You don’t need to set up an appointment, you can just knock on the door.’”