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Chilean hip-hop artist Ana Tijoux sees herself as a musician first, and a rapper, second. The combination of clear homage to the kings and queens of soul, hip-hop and funk come through in her music, and sets a backdrop to her smooth style. Tijoux was born in France, after her parents fled Chile during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

Ana Tijoux was born in France to a French mother and a Chilean father in political exile during Pinochet's dictatorship. She retuned to Chile after his regime fell, and became a politically-charged hip-hop singer who has collaborated with people like Mexican rock star Julieta Venegas. The Latin MC brings her ...

Meet the Chilean rapper who's making her American debut this month with the autobiographical album, 1977.