Biography
Briela Ojeda (London, 1995) is a Colombian singer with roots in Nariño, Colombia. She is a guitarist, and her songs highlight feminism. She released her first EP in 2019, titled Sodot a Rama, after backpacking through South America. In 2020, she wrote the album Templo Komodo in Pasto, Colombia. Among the themes she addresses are feminism and caregiving. She envisions diverse futures where women's voices have more space to participate in the music scene. She also sings about nature, in songs like "Amazona endemoniada" (Possessed Amazon). Musically, she acknowledges the Colombian Andean region as an influence. She also cites artists such as La Muchacha, Lalo Cortés, Lianna, Delfina Dib, La Perla, Frente Cumbiero, Lucio Feuillet, Andrés Guerrero, N. Hardem, Mismo Perro, and Andrea Echeverry. Other, more distant influences include Silvana Estrada, Aurora Aksnes, Liana La Havas, Silvio Rodríguez, and Natalia Lafourcade. She has shared the stage with musicians such as the Uruguayan Jorge Drexler. In addition to Colombia, she has performed in Mexico and Spain. She collaborated with other artists such as La Muchacha in a duo they have called Las Mijas. Her album Templo Komodo (2021) was selected 45th among the list of the 50 greatest Colombian albums of the 21st century. The tracks "Búhoz", "Nariz con raíz", "Luna Munay" and "Quesquequerés" stand out.
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