I'm Brian Hyatt. This is Rolling Stone Music Now. Today we have a really fun interview with

Kali Uchis, one of the most genre jumping and fascinating artists in the past few years,

conducted by my colleague Julie Lopez.

Cali's new album just came out is

quote Arcideas, which means orchids.

That's the National Flower of Columbia.

She was born in Virginia, but spent some of her childhood

in Columbia, where her dad's from.

Her breakthrough years as an artist were in 2017 and 2018.

In 2017 she featured on a couple of Gorilla songs.

Whenever we're she light, I died. songs. track, See You Again. For great debut album, isolation came out the next year.

For great debut album, Isolation came out the next year with some really strong throwback soul tracks like Flight

22.

I want you to have it all.

Oh, I want you to have it all. Which led to some Amy Winehouse comparisons at the time, though that's really

know.

Which led to some Amy Winehouse comparisons at the time, though that's really only a small part of what she does.

Her biggest hit so far was Telepatia in 2021.

If you're a different element of the law or the idea. which has what I can only describe as chill wave vibes. The new one is her second Spanish language album and it's both

sonically diverse and pretty much relentlessly up-tempo and danceable.

Last week was really a big week or along with the album release she also just revealed

she's pregnant with her first child.

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