Thursday, June 12, 2025
Lido Pimienta rewrites the score, turning orchestral tradition on its head
For her latest project, Colombian singer Lido Pimienta wanted to shake off the shackles of categorisation and do what nobody expected her to do
Pimienta performing with Filarmed in Medellin, October 28, 2023, her first show with an orchestra (photo: Yohan Lopez)
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