🕊 Mercedes Sosa’s voice built a castle in my mind the night I heard this song in a mushroom ceremony. That vision became my north star.

This song represents my spiritual lineage. It speaks of the metaphysical power of words — something I learned from Conny Méndez, whose work teaches that what we affirm, we become. Singing this, I connect with sound as a builder, a healer, a guide.

🌎 Music as a weapon for peace.

Victor Jara gave voice to the Chilean people — through poetry, activism, and art rooted in truth. I honor him by introducing chacarera rhythm and the Charangón, my stringed companion in this piece. My connection to the Andes and its sacred Apu guides my performance of this song.

🌕 A song the moon gave me.

One night, this melody arrived with a clear message: your art is your mirror. “Colores de la luna” speaks of self-connection and universal rhythm. If we want to sing under the moon, we must see clearly through our own window.

🧱 Poetry meets protest. A masterclass in rhythm and resistance.

Chico Buarque’s “Construção” tells the story of a construction worker’s life — and his sudden, tragic death — using only proparoxytone words (where the stress falls on the third-to-last syllable). It’s a brilliant commentary on systemic invisibility, wrapped in haunting melody and sharp political critique. This piece honors Brazil’s poetic resistance and reminds me why lyrics matter.