Renata Flores, a Peruvian singer, embraces her Quechua heritage
Catchy lyrics in the idiom of the Inca Empire
FEW POP videos require subtitles. But a minute into “Francisca Pizarro”, a song by the Peruvian singer Renata Flores, some appear. “Let’s just remember that our worlds came together,” Ms Flores (pictured) croons in Spanish, shortly before breaking into dance and into Quechua, the language of the Inca.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “The way it makes her feel”
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