Born in Exile: Ana Tijoux on Music and Resistance
Latino USA
My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Ana Tijoux’s decades-long career is recognized and regarded for music that disregards borders and genres. Born in France to Chilean parents who fled Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in the 70s, Ana Tijoux grew up between worlds. Rooted in culture and global by nature, her music is heavily influenced by Chilean musical revolutionaries and French and US hip hop of the 90s, including greats like Nas and Slum Village.
In this episode rapera Ana Tijoux reflects on the importance of speaking up for injustice regardless of where you live. Listen to Ana’s music, including her new EP, ‘97,’ made with long-time collaborator DJ Dacel… and she closes us out with some singing.
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| 0:00.0 | Futuro |
| 0:02.3 | La Braga is back. |
| 0:09.9 | This season, we're spending time with the people and symbols that represent Puerto Rico. |
| 0:14.1 | We're proud Boricuas. |
| 0:15.6 | And what does that mean? |
| 0:17.0 | And we are still in the fight. |
| 0:39.0 | We're telling stories about champions from a place worth fighting for. Stories that will inspire you no matter where you're from. This is La Brega Campeones. Listen early and ad-free with Futudo Plus. Do you talk to your plans, Anna? |
| 0:46.7 | Sometimes I like to put the music. |
| 0:48.5 | There is like this amazing, like Plantasia. |
| 0:54.5 | Like this album, you should listen to it. |
| 0:56.7 | It's amazing. |
| 0:57.6 | Okay, you know I'm about to listen to that for sure. |
| 1:00.8 | People that love like plants is wow. |
| 1:03.0 | Oh, but, wait a second. |
| 1:04.4 | Were you always a plant mother, Anna Tijou? |
| 1:07.0 | I mean, my mother always had plants at home. |
| 1:09.6 | It was part of the ambience of home. |
| 1:12.3 | So, I was a bunch of around by plant, but I'm not a specialist at all. |
| 1:16.5 | Like, I just love them. |
| 1:17.7 | Is that a Moncerra? |
| 1:18.7 | I don't know what's the name. |
| 1:20.0 | Like, they say that is for, to have abundance. |
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