Isleña Antumalen
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1998 (age 27–28)
Isleña Antumalen | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Antumalen Ayelen Antillanca Urrutia 1998 (age 27–28) Huapi Island, Chile |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Everlasting |
Antumalen Ayelen Antillanca Urrutia[a] (born 1998), known by the stage name Isleña Antumalen, is a Chilean Huilliche singer, rapper, and activist.
Music career
Isleña Antumalen was born Antumalen Ayelen Antillanca Urrutia on Huapi Island, Chile in 1998.[1][2] She is Huilliche,[3] a Mapuche ethnic group who are indigenous to southern South America. Isleña Antumalen explores themes of indigenous identity in her music.[4] In 2024 she attended COP29 in Baku and was photographed by the Associated Press in her capacity as an indigenous attendee.[5][6]
Isleña Antumalen began making music under that name in 2020.[7] Her music has been described as having elements of many musical genres including rap,[8] reggaeton, dembow, dub, afrobeat, cumbia,[1] and perreo.[2] In an interview with the Chilean Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, Isleña Antumalen said that her music "tries to show a bit of how a Mapuche girl lives her daily life on an island."[9]: 4:15 She sings and raps in both Spanish and Mapudungun.[9]
Isleña Antumalen performed at the first International Indigenous Music Summit held in the summer of 2023 in Toronto.[3] Her debut album Ñaña was released in 2024 on Spanish record label Everlasting Records.[2] The release of the album was preceded by the singles "Maki", "Ko", "Sureña Desakatá", and "Ñaña Descoloniza Tu Belleza".[4] Mondo Sonoro rated the album 8/10.[1]
The FARO group of music magazines named Isleña Antumalen one of their "Artists to Watch in 2024".[7][b]
