Musicians are reclaiming their roots and languages, fighting for the rights of their people – and soundtracking Hollywood movies
spoken by at least 4 million people in Peru, is at the forefront of a cultural revolution in the Andean state.
Her next recording, a soulful Quechua version of Michael Jackson’s The Way You Make Me Feel, had a similar impact and she began to restyle songs by artists such as the Police, Dua Lipa and BTS. That artistic dexterity has won her acclaim across a hemisphere where indigenous peoples all suffer similar discrimination to the Quechua. The magazine Hola! USA named her one of the 100 Most Influential Latinas in 2021 and, this year, Forbes magazine declared her one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Peru.
Though a ceasefire was declared 25 years ago, the issues of autonomy of the Naga people remain unresolved, with underground tribal armies still in conflict and a heavy Indian army presence in the state.Photograph: Courtesy of Moko Koza
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