1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: Ola Latino USA listener Eliz Boon show the Los Achivos from. 2 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 2: Futuro Media and PRX. 3 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: It's Latino Usa by Mariano josaf Today. The Tiara's a 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: musical group of sisters singing about Latina empowerment, self love, 5 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: and politics. The Tiaras have been playing together since they 6 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: were just little girls. They travel around Texas and perform 7 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: at different gigs to try to get their name out there. 8 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: The trio of sisters would walk on to a stage 9 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: start playing, but they weren't always taken very seriously. 10 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,279 Speaker 3: It was pretty hard because we were young and we 11 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 3: were in a music scene that was catered towards men. 12 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,639 Speaker 3: We were playing a lot of different gigs, the lineups 13 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 3: would be predominantly men. We would get a lot of 14 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 3: different looks when we were on stage. 15 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: That's twenty years old Toy, she's the lead singer of 16 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: the band. 17 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 3: It was hard to find that niche of Latinas and music, 18 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 3: so we felt like we had to be that for ourselves. 19 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 3: We've made it here and we're just so proud of 20 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 3: ourselves and we want to inspire those other younger musicians 21 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 3: and especially Latinas that are finding themselves in that place. 22 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 1: That same passion and drive for owning who they are 23 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: and creating music is also shared with her two other sisters. 24 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: Here's twenty two year old Sofia, the band's drummer. 25 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 3: I don't know, I just feel like beats inside of 26 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 3: me just come naturally when I hear a song. When 27 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 3: we're making songs, something just clicks and me, honestly, I 28 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 3: don't know how to describe it. 29 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: And older sister, twenty four year old Tiffany. 30 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 3: I would always listen to classical music too, and I 31 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 3: just imagine myself being on like those big stages, having 32 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 3: an orchestra and everything that kind of vibe. 33 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: Now, these Edmanas are living their dream, bringing their meal 34 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: music to an even bigger audience. They're catchy tunes dive 35 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: into themes of Latina power and self love, and these 36 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: sisters are also not afraid to get political. Now I'm 37 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: going to hand things off to all three of the Tiaras, Toy, Sophia, 38 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: and Tiffany. They're gonna tell us more about the role 39 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 1: of sisterhood in their creative process and inspiring future generations 40 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: of Latino and Latina musicians. 41 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 2: Here are the Tiaras in their own words, Blue. 42 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 3: Ken Susca of the Hi. My name is Torri Balgietra. 43 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: I am the youngest of the band. I play guitar 44 00:02:49,960 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 3: and I am the lead singer of the Tiaras. So 45 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 3: the start of the Tiaras was from pretty humble beginnings. 46 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 3: Our parents really raised us in a household that was 47 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 3: immersed in music and culture and family and love, and 48 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 3: it was really cool. Our dad was a DJ right 49 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 3: after he was a breakdancer in the eighties, so he 50 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 3: picked up the turntables and stuff like that, and we 51 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 3: were born and we followed him to all of his 52 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 3: different events, and we kind of just fell in love 53 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 3: with music and how it changed people's emotions and body 54 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 3: movements and brought people together. And one day, my sisters 55 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 3: had been taking music lessons because they naturally showed some 56 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: interest in, you know, banging on pots and percussion and 57 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 3: just trying to spend more time with our grandmother playing piano. 58 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 3: And there was one day third grade I was in 59 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 3: music class and I saw my teacher playing guitar and 60 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 3: I was really really interested. I was like, what is 61 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 3: this world like? The guitar is filling up the room 62 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 3: and making everyone sing and dance and so right after 63 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 3: that I got lessons and we realized we were in 64 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 3: the same household playing instruments that pretty much go with 65 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 3: a band. And then we just started playing covers together 66 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 3: and then writing the songs that were kind of bad, 67 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 3: but it needed to happen for us to you know, 68 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 3: innovate and make our own songs. But it's been a 69 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 3: long time. We've been together for about a decade, but 70 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:53,239 Speaker 3: we've been sisters forever. And now we're the Tiaras. Welcome 71 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 3: the Tiara Girl, the tr Girls, Tierra Girl. 72 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: The Tiara Girl, the Tiaras. 73 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 3: We are changing our fand name. Yes, we're still Austin's 74 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:10,679 Speaker 3: favorite young Latina sister power trio, but we are growing up. Yes, 75 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 3: we are formerly known as the Tiara Girls, and we 76 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 3: recently changed our name to the Tiaras because of the 77 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 3: simple fact that we're growing up. Like I said, we 78 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 3: started very young, we were tweens, preteens, and now we're 79 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 3: entering our twenties. So we want to honor the fact 80 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 3: that we are growing up. We're women now and we 81 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 3: want to keep our roots of you know, Tiara, and 82 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 3: that came from our last name. Our last name is Balcierra. 83 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 3: So we took the ending of that and changed the 84 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 3: spelling a bit, had a little play on words. It 85 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 3: doesn't have to mean a crown, but it can. We 86 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,479 Speaker 3: embrace whatever whatever way people want to interpret it. But 87 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 3: we wanted to do that because we felt like we 88 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 3: were maturing with our sound, We were finding our path 89 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 3: in life, in our identities and music in our community, 90 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 3: and we wanted to bring people along with us, our 91 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 3: supporters that were there with us from day one, We 92 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 3: wanted to bring them with us on this new era 93 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 3: that we're embarking, and just for the simple fact that 94 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 3: we're not girls anymore and we want to represent Latina 95 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 3: woman in that way. The role of sisterhood is very, 96 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 3: very impactful in my life, specifically because I grew up 97 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 3: with a queer identity in a Mexican American household, so 98 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 3: it was very It was pretty daunting at a young age. 99 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 3: It made me feel invisible, very alone. But I had 100 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 3: my sisters there with me, and I was able to 101 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 3: tell them my secrets and they were able to hold 102 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 3: them for me for many years and to always you know, 103 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 3: pipe me up about speaking up and coming out and 104 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 3: stuff like that. And they they were very good and 105 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 3: encouraging me to create a song about it, which is 106 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 3: let Love Free. 107 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 2: My Love's got a place son from the. 108 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 3: I would say writing the song let Love Free was 109 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 3: a very big journey for me. It started, the meaning 110 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 3: of it changed every step of the way. I think 111 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 3: it was born from the simple just fact that I 112 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 3: wanted to be free. I was just like really tired. 113 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 3: I was like my parents know. And the pinnacle moment 114 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 3: for me was telling my grandmother. Because you know, you 115 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 3: grew up Mexican American. Their grandmother is the foundation of 116 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 3: the family. She's the one that feeds us, that nourishes us, 117 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 3: nourishes our hearts and mind. And after I came out 118 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 3: to her, you know, I felt full and it was 119 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 3: it was weird because I was like, it's just my grandmother, 120 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 3: but it was like, I don't know, my world was 121 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 3: kind of just colorful after that. But I wanted the 122 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 3: song to have a universal meaning because I wanted this 123 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 3: piece of art that we created to fall under the 124 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 3: categories of self love, of releasing a love that does 125 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 3: not serve you anymore, of you know, letting love free, 126 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 3: and coming out and living your truest identity. 127 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 4: I love it. 128 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 3: Nice. It just feels so beautiful to be able to 129 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 3: sing that to different crowds now and to say I'm queer, 130 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 3: I'm gay, I'm a lesbian on the stage because you know, 131 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 3: I grew up and I think at the age whenever 132 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 3: we began to play was when I started to know. 133 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 3: And now that I can like fast forward into the 134 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 3: moment of being like, this is my song that I wrote, 135 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 3: this is my coming out song, and it's just so crazy. 136 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 3: I always imagine my younger self watching us in the crowd, 137 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 3: cheering us on. It's so beautiful because now that we've 138 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 3: released a music video, we've had messages of you know, 139 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 3: there was a Mexican dad that messaged us and he said, 140 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 3: I showed the music video to my thirteen year old 141 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 3: daughter and she said that it pushed us to have 142 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 3: that conversation and her to come out and to be 143 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 3: just immerse herself in her identity and to allow me 144 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 3: to love on her in that way. I feel so 145 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 3: grateful that the music video and just this piece of 146 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 3: art that we created was able to push that moment 147 00:09:52,080 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 3: forward for others. My name is Tiffany Bartierra. I am 148 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 3: the oldest sister. I played bass well, when Torri wanted 149 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 3: to or decided she wanted to come out, Me and 150 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 3: Sophia knew for a while, and I would take her 151 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 3: dates and stuff and I would lie for her, and 152 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 3: I never really ever felt like I was forcing her, 153 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 3: like Okay, you need to tell them, and I knew 154 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 3: that it was on her time, and we were always 155 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,959 Speaker 3: supportive about do you want us to be there when 156 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 3: you tell her parents? Is that something you want to 157 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 3: have privately? And I feel like Tory has always been 158 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 3: kind of like an old soul, and I felt like 159 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 3: when she came out, she grew wiser, and I was like, 160 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 3: I don't know how that's possible, but I felt special 161 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 3: that I could hold that secret for her. And then 162 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 3: I felt whenever she came I was just like so 163 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 3: happy that she could live her life and not have 164 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 3: to feel like shame or embarrassment or feel like she 165 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 3: was living two different lives. Yeah, I definitely view it 166 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 3: as our music as anthemic, and I think that's also 167 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 3: because I listened to a lot of that music myself. 168 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,199 Speaker 3: I think I have artists that I listened to like definitely, 169 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 3: like Gwen Stefani, in no doubt, I think would have 170 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 3: been up that she had such a cool style, making 171 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 3: me feel like I can hold this power and go 172 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 3: throughout my day. Currently I feel like Megan is Stallion, 173 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 3: all these female artists, like they just put out all 174 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 3: this music that makes you feel that power in yourself 175 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 3: and I want to be able to create that type 176 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 3: of music too, Like I feel like I can't go 177 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 3: that just like motivates me throughout my day to do 178 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 3: anything that type of music and like leave it to 179 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 3: the people. That was definitely like, okay, let's make music 180 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 3: for people who want this change, so that let's make 181 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 3: music for people who need this inspiration, who want to 182 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 3: hear want their voices to be heard. And I love 183 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 3: that we can make this type of music and have 184 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 3: people listen to it and feel the same way that 185 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 3: we're feeling. 186 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 2: You gotta leave. 187 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 3: They still. 188 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 2: We had a big expressive way. 189 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:57,839 Speaker 3: It's Tory was the one who came up with the 190 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 3: idea for leave it to the people. And that was 191 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 3: during or after like the twenty sixteen elections. 192 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:08,599 Speaker 4: We the citizens of America are now joined in a 193 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 4: great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its 194 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 4: promise for all of our people. 195 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 3: And we were all I feel like that was a 196 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 3: moment in our lives where we became very political and 197 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 3: we were educating ourselves about the systems and the people 198 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 3: who are in charge of those systems and different injustices 199 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 3: that were taking place, and understanding that this is affecting 200 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 3: our lives and people who look like us. I think 201 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 3: as a band, I guess it is an intention of ours, 202 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 3: but I feel like naturally it just comes to us 203 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 3: to make some of our music a little bit political, 204 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 3: or maybe you can interpret those messages as political because 205 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 3: our dad kind of shows us all the things that 206 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 3: are happening in the news and educating us, and we 207 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 3: have these conversations, and as adults, as women, as brown people, 208 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 3: I feel like we have that power and responsibility to 209 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 3: bring this to the light of our audiences because we 210 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 3: know we have people in power that are listening to us. 211 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 3: My name is Sophia. I am the drummer of the Tiaras, 212 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 3: and I'm the middle Sisters. If Yeah. I feel like 213 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 3: our songs carry really heavy messages and a lot of 214 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 3: them can be something you don't really want to talk about, 215 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 3: which is why we put you know, some groovy feel 216 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 3: to it gets you dancing but when you really think 217 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 3: about the lyrics, you're like, wow, you know, it opens 218 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 3: the conversation for something you probably don't want to talk about, 219 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 3: but we do. We need to talk about it, we 220 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 3: need to create change, and we want to make it 221 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 3: fun at the same time, which is why we're mixing 222 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 3: it with like these groovy beats and music. So usually 223 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 3: Toy's the one that comes up with like a little 224 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 3: melody some lyrics, and then she'll show it to us. 225 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 3: And usually that's when I start like kind of hitting 226 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 3: on the table, showing a couple beats of like what 227 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: I think should go there, and Tiffany and Toy can 228 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 3: easily give me an ugly face like no, that doesn't 229 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 3: go there, and like we don't. I don't take it seriously, 230 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 3: you know, or they can be like, oh yeah, I 231 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 3: keep going. So like, the ability to like just voice 232 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 3: our opinions so easily is like usually how it goes, 233 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 3: and usually how our songs get created. So I guess 234 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 3: like fast, but also like in a calm way at 235 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 3: the same time, because we're not like, oh, like I 236 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 3: don't want to say this because I don't want them 237 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 3: to think I'm like mooh, we're able to like say 238 00:15:53,800 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 3: anything and everything. And I love that we always communicate 239 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 3: through our eyes when we're on stage, which is honestly, 240 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 3: like so comforting to have that feeling because you know 241 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 3: that we have each other's back. We have these little 242 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 3: like signals when like, oh my gosh, I am not 243 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 3: going to know this part. We're going to switch it 244 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 3: up without even saying one word, which is like, like 245 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 3: you need that because if you mess up, you have to, like, 246 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 3: you know, play it off super smooth. But also you 247 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 3: know our practices making music, it's super smooth, super It's 248 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 3: fun because you don't have to feel like you have 249 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 3: to be careful with your words. If you don't like something, 250 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 3: if you want to be creative, you could just speak up. 251 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 3: I don't know, it's just super comfortable, and I really 252 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 3: I was thinking about that too, like yesterday when we 253 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 3: were playing, like, this is so fun experiencing something with 254 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 3: your family. We're already so close and this is just 255 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 3: gonna be a great memory to have done the road. 256 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 3: I've been saying you every day. 257 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 2: That is already you thought, it's. 258 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 3: Even though you're standing in Lo So when we were 259 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 3: making so Chinguana, I remember like going to or playing 260 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 3: a lot of gigs and stuff and hearing changunna be 261 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 3: used all the time, and honestly, we didn't use it 262 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 3: as that much, but being around it, we found ourselves 263 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 3: being curious about it. So we got to like know 264 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 3: the word where it stems from, learning the history of it, 265 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 3: asking our grandma about it, and when we said it, 266 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 3: she was like, whoa, Whoa'll calm down. We're like, I mean, 267 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 3: now there's a different meaning, and we had to explain 268 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 3: that to her. So but yeah, we took those experiences 269 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 3: and you know just how we our journey is with music, 270 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 3: we realized and with ourselves. We realized that we are 271 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 3: too ching guanas. So we wanted to make a song, 272 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 3: an anthemic song, you know, get people women excited and 273 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 3: realizing that they're chimguanas. The things that they're doing are 274 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 3: just so badass. And when we created the song, you know, 275 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 3: Torri brought it to us and I feel like we 276 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 3: put a lot of that Mexican like goumbia feel to it, 277 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 3: which was super fun. As a drummer to start playing, 278 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 3: I actually brought in my friend Flamencia and I asked 279 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 3: her about like some of those beats to add into it. 280 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 3: So she Got has definitely one of my favorite songs 281 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 3: to playing so loud but. 282 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 5: Happy like so many so. 283 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 3: Diesel. So my favorite thing about being in the Tiara's 284 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 3: band is I remember this one gig we had where 285 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,880 Speaker 3: a little girl came up to me and she hid 286 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 3: this big smile on her face with her dad, and 287 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 3: he was like, Oh, this is my daughter. She's actually 288 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 3: wanting to learn the drum set. Can you talk to her, 289 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 3: like give her some words of encouragement because you know, 290 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 3: she's sort of wanting to give up because of how 291 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 3: hard it is, but also not being able to see 292 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 3: many girls her age doing what she's doing. Having that 293 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 3: moment with her was I kind of like gave her 294 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 3: words that I would have given myself at that age, 295 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 3: and it was, I guess full circle. It was crazy, 296 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 3: like looking into her eyes and trying to give her, 297 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 3: you know, those words to keep her going. But that 298 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 3: was definitely one of the best moments of my life. 299 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 3: There's this movie, I think it's called Soul. It's a 300 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 3: Disney movie, and there's like a part where like if 301 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,880 Speaker 3: you into the zone and you like this, they see 302 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 3: the people in the zone and you get into this 303 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 3: different world, and I feel like that's where I go 304 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:12,360 Speaker 3: with my sisters on stage and I just escape from 305 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 3: everything and I'm focusing on the music how it's making 306 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 3: me feel. I like to see people, you know, in 307 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 3: the audience dancing, smiling and singing and creating that happiness 308 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 3: and maybe creating that moment for them to escape from 309 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 3: whatever's going on in their lives too, And I just 310 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 3: feel that every time we play a show. We played 311 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 3: in Dallas and it was I think the first time 312 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 3: that I was just reminded of the power of our 313 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 3: band and how we were creating spaces of joy and emotion. 314 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 5: For people that look like us. 315 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 3: And I think it's so special because we grew up, 316 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 3: you know, having to scan out the crowd and adjusting 317 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 3: our set list, adjusting our demeanor because of that. But 318 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 3: now we've stepped into like some new pairs of shoes 319 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 3: and and we're comfortable with just being who we are 320 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 3: and creating that space of of dance and movement, of 321 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 3: singing and seeing people like already knowing our songs. Is 322 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 3: so crazy because it makes us rewind back to the 323 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 3: moment where we were creating it and we were like, 324 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 3: this is good enough. I hope people love it. It's 325 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 3: just it's a reminder that we're powerful and we love 326 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 3: creating spaces of joy for people that look like us 327 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 3: and people that want to celebrate us. 328 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 4: So came to me shade the giant. 329 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 3: See all. 330 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 2: Know that it's been trying fighting, swe are dying. 331 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: This episode was produced by Rinaldo Leanos Junior. 332 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 2: It was mixed by jj Carubin. 333 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: The Latino USA team includes Victoria Estrada, Andrea Lopez Cruzado, 334 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: Jni mar Marquez, Marta Martinez, Mike Sargent, Your Saudi and 335 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 1: Nancy Kujillo. 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More at Hsfoundation 345 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 5: dot org, the TAU Foundation and w U. K. Kellogg Foundation, 346 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 5: a partner with communities where children come first. 347 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 3: Megan THEE Stallion has a like a badass way of 348 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 3: like Cali, you cheese, Damn let me talk. 349 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 2: No, okay. 350 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 3: I agree with all my sisters about because we listened 351 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 3: to basically the same thing.