Newen/Life Force

Jennifer Aguilera Silva/JAAS (Mapuche)

Hip-hop artist JAAS calls upon the ancestors to awaken the warrior spirit among the contemporary Mapuche people.

Biography

Jennifer Aguilera Silva/JAAS is a hip-hop artist in search of her Mapuche roots living in Santiago de Chile. She raps in Spanish and Mapudungun, urging indigenous people to take pride in their heritage and to fight for autonomy. She produces music with an independent label, La Calle Records. Newen is her debut music video.