"Machi"-Pascuala Ilabaca-Son pa' llevar #30

Composer, pianist, accordionist, and singer, at 25, Pascuala Ilabaca from Valparaíso is captivating Chilean music scenes with her sweet voice, which ranges from Indian rhythms to tangos, cuecas, cumbias, and Andean trots. Pascuala says, "Violeta Parra is my patron saint. I don't understand why in Chile we doubt our identity when it's so evident that it resides in Violeta Parra. She embodies everything: lament, rawness, simplicity, analysis, depression, and also passion and creation." During a visit to Mexico with her partner, percussionist Jaime Frez, she gave us a day to record with her, and the Son pa' llevar crew made the most of it. Here's this beautiful song, Machi, one of several we'll be sharing.