La Doña (rapper)
La Doña is the stage name of Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea who writes and performs music which combines Latin rhythms and San Francisco hip-hop.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Career[edit]
In 2019, La Doña was one of 14 artists from around the world selected for the Foundry, a YouTube incubator known for launching a number of musical careers.[8]
She released her Algo Nuevo album on March 12, 2020,[6] with a planned national tour starting at SXSW and launch party in San Francisco, just as San Francisco and the United States went into lockdown for COVID-19. Her launch party and tour were cancelled,[8] which attracted attention from the media as she became an example of an artist whose career momentum was interrupted by COVID.[9] Since then, she has had music played at San Francisco Giants games and also performed at San Francisco's Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park.[6]
Former president Barack Obama included La Doña's single, “Penas con Pan” on his 2023 summer playlist.[6][10]
Music[edit]
La Doña's music combines many influences from across Latin America, including Colombian cumbia, Cuban salsa, Mexican norteñas, and Puerto Rico reggaeton.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "La Doña On 'Algo Nuevo,' Feminist Reggaeton And Teaching Mariachi In Schools". NPR. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea aka La Doña I Repurpose Passion". Repurpose Passion. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ Terrazas, Alexis (2023-08-09). "Ahead of Outside Lands and latest EP, La Doña taps back into her musical roots". El Tecolote. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "La Doña". sparked. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "La Doña". Le Canal Auditif (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ a b c d Acosta, Danny (2023-08-03). "'Can't Eat Clout': How La Doña Is Using Her Music to Bridge Generations and Make Change". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ a b "De San Francisco Para El Mundo, La Doña's Star Rises". KQED. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ a b Schorske, Carina del Valle (2021-03-10). "La Doña Was Ready to Be a Pop Star". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ Flores, Griselda (2021-05-14). "La Doña in San Francisco, in a Pandemic: 'It Feels Good to Have Autonomy'". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ Mier, Tomás (2023-07-20). "Barack Obama Loves Boygenius -- and Janelle Monáe's Ode to Threesomes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-08-24.