Alea
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Singer-songwriter Alea, originally from La Guajira, Colombia, embraces cumbia, vallenato, rancheras, pop and jazz, with messages of the spirit, calls for social change and free-flowing love. Her 2021 album Alborotá was shortlisted among the Best Latin Music of the year by both Rolling Stone and NPR.
Singer-songwriter Alea, originally from La Guajira, Colombia, makes music with a welcoming sound that embraces cumbia, vallenato, rancheras, pop and jazz, moving audiences with messages of the spirit, calls for social change and free-flowing love. Her performances draw on ethno-futuristic and folkloric music, with buttery vocals, deep-rooted grooves and uplifting guitar, linking downtown New York to a tropical Colombian cantina. They are celebrations of Latin America and new definitions of what "Latin Alternative" can be. Her 2021 album Alborotá was shortlisted among the Best Latin Music of the year by both Rolling Stone and NPR. NPR heard "Alea's strong Afro-Indigenous Colombian roots" in songs that "creatively break traditional Latin music molds."
With a welcoming sound that embraces cumbia, vallenato, rancheras, pop and jazz, the singer-songwriter Alea moves her audiences with messages of the spirit, calls for social change and free-flowing love. Originally from La Guajira, Colombia, Alea’s performance encompasses an entire generation of ethno-futuristic and folkloric music accentuated by buttery vocals, deep-rooted grooves and uplifting guitar. Alea’s in-person performances are powerful encounters of the spirit, passionate travelogues that link downtown New York to a tropical Colombian cantina. They are celebrations of Latin America and new definitions of what “Latin Alternative” can be. Her latest album, 2021’s Alborotá, was shortlisted as among the Best Latin Music of the year by both Rolling Stone and NPR.
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Press quotes
“She doesn’t hold back, letting her creativity pour out over spiritually driven tracks that experiment with Latin American traditions…”
“She doesn’t hold back, letting her creativity pour out over spiritually driven tracks that experiment with Latin American traditions”
“It's a genre-bender of original songs and covers that creatively break traditional Latin music molds, fusing jazz, blues, Mexican folk and Alea's strong Afro-Indigenous Colombian roots to express a sparkling show of artistry and self-affirming female power.
Quick facts
- Alborotá (2021): Rolling Stone and NPR best-of shortlists
- From La Guajira, Colombia
- Cumbia, vallenato, rancheras, pop and jazz
- Singer-songwriter and guitarist
Latest release
Ya No Te Pedo Querer (2022)
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Materials updated October 2026