My first commercial and a custom water bottle! Look for my custom LifeWTR bottle — feat. photography by Ismael Quintanilla and artwork by Broobs — in stores nationwide!
Click here to check out the #lifeunseen project, featuring 20 artists in film, art, music and fashion!
“Ella” is about the power of womxn everywhere. A power that is too often stifled, beaten down and forgotten. But even a worldwide pandemic cannot silence us✊🏽 Under the incredible direction of Lisa Donato, we brought together a global team of dancers and actors to say, ‘No nos rendimos! We won’t give up!’ We’re here to send a message with our bodies, our voices, and our unity that shines a light on the strongest among us: the survivors.
Austin musician Gina Chavez received her first-ever Latin Grammy Awards nomination on Tuesday, in the Best Pop/Rock Album for her 2020 release “La Que Manda.”
The winners will be announced Nov. 19. A five-song EP that came out in May, “La Que Manda” is the first all-Spanish-language record from the bilingual native Austinite.
“I’m honestly in shock right now,” Chavez said Tuesday. “To have grown up here in Austin with such a desire to embody my Latinx roots and share them with the world, and now to have a Latin Grammy nomination for my first all-Spanish language album, I’m just beaming — actually more like dancing around in my house and intermittently squealing. It takes a village to raise an independent musician, and Austin is my village. I’m bursting with joy and can’t wait to win this thing!”
The other four nominees in the cagetory are Juan Galeano of Colombia, Venezuelan band Los Mesoneros, and Argentine acts Fito Paez and Conocienda Rusia.
Chavez is releasing a video in early October for the “La Que Manda” track “Ella,” an inspirational song in support of women. The English translation of one key passage: “But there’s no time to lose/ So many have fought before us/ For women today and all those to come/ We won’t give up.” The video was done in partnership with Austin nonprofit Survive2Thrive, which provides resources and support to victims of domestic violence and abuse.
Our friend Zeshan B returns to A Late Show with his pal Gina Chavez and a band of players from all over America for this socially-distanced performance of his new anthem, "Brown Power."
Brené Brown invited Gina and Carrie Rodriguez to write and perform the theme music for her new podcast, Unlocking Us. And then she invited them to BE ON the podcast!
Artists and activists, Gina and Carrie integrate stories, culture, and the heart of past generations into their music to create artful and hopeful futures.
Felix Contreras of NPR’s Alt. Latino features Gina’s new album, La Que Manda, alongside one of Gina’s musical heroes, Lila Downs.
Gina is honored to be featured in an incredible new book by Garden & Gun, Southern Women: More Than 100 Stories of Innovators, Artists, and Icons, alongside Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro and more!
