Peruvian singer and composer Renata Flores Rivera acquired renown when she covered Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" in Quechua in 2015. Once in the spotlight, Flores began releasing original trap singles in the aforementioned language. This led to Isqun (2021), her first studio album; notorious for having social protest and pro-Indigenist themes.
Flores was born on March 20th, 2001 in Huamanga, Peru.
See Milena Warthon for another Peruvian young woman who fuses Andean Music with modern genres.
Flores' discography:
Singles- "Las hijas del sol" (2023; collab with Milena Warthon and Eva Ayllón)
Studio albums
- Isqun (2021)
Tropes pertaining to her music:
- Female Empowerment Song: "Las hijas del sol" is an ode to Andean women in general; their strength in the face of discrimination and their proud heritage as the daughters of the Inti (the Inca Mythology sun god). Renata's rap lines reinforce this sentiment by saying that Andean women are the revolution.
- Numerological Motif: Her album's title, Isqun, translates as nine in Quechua. In the traditional pre-columbine worldview, nine is the triad of triads and, therefore, the reflection of the soul.
- One-Word Title: Isqun.
- Translated Cover Version: She first became famous for covering Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" in Quechua.
