Claims: ‘Being a billionaire is so tacky!’ Musical firebrand Lido Pimienta on exploitation, class struggle – and going ‘Enya mode’
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- title: ‘Being a billionaire is so tacky!’ Musical firebrand Lido Pimienta on exploitation, class struggle – and going ‘Enya mode’ Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/10/lido-pimienta-colombia-caribenya-interview Source
- summary: After beating Leonard Cohen to Canada’s biggest music prize and splicing dembow with classical, the cross-cultural artist is now confronting Colombia’s new president When I speak to the Colombian Canadian musician Lido Pimienta , it’s in the run-up to Colombia’s presidential election, and she is worried. One of the two remaining candidates, Abelardo de la Espriella , “is so rightwing he wants to open up our beautiful country to fracking and the influence of the US,” she says – and at one point i… Source
- published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:14 GMT Source