Lido Pimienta
Afro-Indigenous art pop spanning chamber music, cumbia and dembow
Based in Toronto, Canada · From Colombia
Pimienta moves between orchestral strings, marimba, percussion, electronic production and Caribbean dance rhythms, with a high, commanding Spanish-language voice at the centre. Her current repertoire connects La Belleza’s Gregorian-inspired chamber writing with Caribenya’s brighter cumbia, dembow and dancehall pulse.
More about Lido Pimienta
Born in Barranquilla and based in Toronto, Pimienta emerged from a DIY electronic practice rooted in her Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Wayuu heritage. La Papessa won the 2017 Polaris Music Prize; she later composed Lux Aeterna for the New York City Ballet before making the paired orchestral and Caribbean-facing records La Belleza and Caribenya.
A story
With no formal classical training, Pimienta became the first woman of color to compose an original score for the New York City Ballet.
Playing
- 2026-11-07 · Pitchfork Avant-Garde · Café de la Danse · Café de la Danse
Start here
- Caribenya (2026) · ANTI- Records
Her current, rhythm-forward Caribbean pop record - La Belleza (2025) · ANTI- Records
Strings, chant and dembow assembled as a concise suite - La Papessa (2016)
The self-released electronic record that won the Polaris
Worked with
- Nelly Furtado featured on Hoy Por Tí
- Ana Macho featured on and co-wrote Libélula
- Chancha Vía Circuito producer on Caribenya
For fans of
Björk, Enya, Natalia Lafourcade, Chancha Vía CircuitoOfficial links
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