Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Albina Cabrera, co-host of El Sonido on KEXP, in honor of Aquí y Ahora, is "Letras Millonarias" by Verito Asprilla, a 2023 single on Discos Pacífico.
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Colombian artist Verito Asprilla arrived on the scene from Tumaco-Nariño at the age of 18, yet possessing a maturity beyond her years on her debut EP Mundo Lila. She writes of women's empowerment, and on today's Song of the Day, she raps, "I'm still poor but my lyrics are millionaire." An inspiring message of self-esteem in any language.
“It flows to me,” she says in a Google-translated interview with Colombia Visible. She says of the Pacific, "I want people to look here and see that more than violence, there is talent."
