This was released in Chile in 1999 barely 10 years after the fall of the Pinochet regime. The name Makiza is a reference to the French "maquisard" - someone who resisted the Nazi occupation, (Anita Tijoux herself grew up in France where her parents were political exiles during the Pinochet dictatorship).
The lyrics of this song are about the complexities of national and personal identity. Pretty ground-breaking for a part of the world which has traditionally been ruled by white military elites despite having a large indigenous population. And they say hip-hop has a negative social impact?
Anita Tijoux reminds me so much in this video of a young Lauryn Hill - just the way she carries herself. She's still making stuff: I really like this track that she did in 2007. Really rocking that 1920's-flapper-wearing-Adidas look.
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