The struggle for Palestinian sovereignty and liberation has been part of this transnational struggle for the liberation of all Third World people, says La Doña, noting that she sees it as parallel to the Indigenous Land Back movement.
Instead of shying away from the topic on Los Altos de la Soledad, La Doña decided to give the people protest anthems. In addition to 'Corrido Palestina,' the dark reggaeton track 'Córra-les' features a chilling spoken word section by San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin that follows the money from violent oppression at home to U.S.-backed conflicts abroad.
No se puede silenciar nuestros gritos y canciones, she affirms as the horn section resolutely marches forward. Yet being this outspoken about a war supported by the majority of the U.S. political establishment has its risks, as La Doña experienced firsthand during her summer tour.
Everybody wants to see an artist because ... they're inviting you into their lives, into their creative process, into their creative output, she says. And then all of a sudden they say something that you don't like.
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