Lido Pimienta at the 2019 Pickathon Music Festival in the United States.
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Lido Pimienta
Lido Pimienta
Politics and performance art
Date of birth
1986
Point of origin
Colombia
Pimienta came to Canada in 2005, bringing with her a fusion of music skills.
Lido Pimienta won the 2017 Polaris Music Prize for her album, La Papessa. Here, she performs at the awards show.
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Lido Pimienta's award-winning art, including her music, is shaped by her Afro-Colombian and Indigenous heritage.
Lido Pimienta
In addition to her music, Lido Pimienta creates art using textiles, paint, and prints.
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Lido Pimienta performs with A Tribe Called Red at the Cerantino International Festival, Mexico, 2019.
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Lido Pimienta, 1986- , Colombia.
Pimienta came to Canada in 2005, bringing with her the fusion of music skills she had been developing since the age of 11, when she started playing in bands. She is an Afro-Colombian and Indigenous artist, creating both music and visual art. Pimienta is frank in engaging political issues, and has collaborated with notable Canadian artists including A Tribe Called Red in producing politically-charged music. Her independently-produced 2016 album, La Papessa, won the 2017 Polaris Music Prize.
