In the 1990's Anita formed a hip-hop band Los Gemelos (The Twins) with a fellow rapper Zaturno (later became famous as a member of Tiro de Gracia). In 1997 she gained first major attention after singing in a Los Tetas' hit single "La Medicina". Later she joined DJ Squat, Cenzi and Seo2, and Makiza was formed.
After Makiza went on hiatus in 2001, Anita returned to France and took a break from music until 2004. After coming back to Chile in 2004 she became singing with the funk/acid jazz band Aluzinati, and later in 2005 she reformed Makiza with Seo2 and two new members and released the band's final album to date, Casino Royale.
In 2007 Anita appeared on Julieta Venegas' hit single, "Eres Para Mí" and finally released her solo debut, Kaos. Thanks to the first single, "Despabílate", Anita was nominated for the Latin version of the MTV Video Music Awards 2007 under the categories Best New Artist and Best Urban Artist.
In October 2009, Tijoux released her second solo album, titled 1977 after the year she was born. The album was a return to her rap roots, an homage to the "golden age of hip-hop"; it was largely auto-biographical, exploring mature themes from her own life, from the death of a close friend to having a creative crises, from friendship to bad luck, amongst others. It was simple and straight to the point, as emphasized by her leaving behind a lot of the singing she had been doing of late in other more pop collaborations, and concentrating on rap, both in Spanish and French. After years of sharing the spotlight with her group, collaborating with other artists, and trying to find her way as a solo artist, she has finally arrived in her own right—a raw, direct, and mature MC.
Recorded between May and September 2009, the new album was produced by Hordatoj, Foex and Tee, of the label Potoco Discos, together with Habitación del Pánico. Guests on the record include the saxophonist Agustín Moya with whom she worked with in Aluzinati, Andrés Celis, Solo Di Medina, Bubaseta, Stailok from the group Movimiento Original, DJ Dacel, Quique Neira (formerly from Gondwana), Cómo Asesinar A Felipes, and the Detroit-based MC Invincible, whom she met over MySpace and did a virtual collaboration for the song "Sube".
The album and its first single 1977 were an immediate hit in the underground rap circles of Chile, where she was welcomed back after a bit of a stray. The record was amongst the top 10 of 2009 for the blog [worldhiphopmarket.com], and it was soon picked up by the U.S.-based Latin Alternative label Nacional Records, who released it in April 2010. She was invited to attend the prestigious South By South West Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2010, and from there went on to her first ever North American tour. The song 1977 is featured in FIFA 11 soundtrack, and it also appears in episode five of the fourth season of Breaking Bad.
In 2011 Ana released her new solo album, La Bala. The album deals with many political and social issues in Chile, and the lead single, "Shock", was inspired by the strikes of the Chilean students which took part in 2011.
Shock
Ana Tijoux Lyrics
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Tus discursos incoloros
No ves que no estamos solos
¡Millones de polo a polo!
Al son de un solo coro
Marcharemos con el tono
Con la convicción
Que basta de robo
Tu trono podrido de oro
Tu política y tu riqueza
Y tu tesoro no
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
No permitiremos más, más, tu doctrina del shock
La hora sonó, la hora sonó (doctrina del shock)
La hora sonó, la hora sonó (doctrina del shock)
La hora sonó, la hora sonó (doctrina del shock)
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
No hay países solo corporaciones
Quien tiene más, más, más acciones
Trozos gordos, poderosos, decisiones por muy pocos
Constitución pinochetista
Derecho opus dei, lado fascista
Golpista disfrazado de un indulto elitista
Cae la gota, cae la bolsa
La toma se toma la maquina rota
La calle no calla, la calle se raya
La calle no calla, debate que estalla
Todo lo quitan, todo lo venden
Todo se lucra, la vida, la muerte
Todo es negocio, bajo tu toldo
Semilla, pascuala, métodos y coros
Venenos tus monólogos
Tus discursos incoloros
No ves que no estamos solos
Millones de polo a polo
Al son de un solo coro
Marcharemos con el tono
Con la convicción
Que basta de robo
Tu estado de control
Tu trono podrido de oro
Tu política y tu riqueza
Y tu tesoro no
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
No permitiremos más, más, tu doctrina del shock
La hora sonó, la hora sonó (doctrina del shock)
La hora sonó, la hora sonó (doctrina del shock)
La hora sonó, la hora sonó (doctrina del shock)
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
Golpe a golpe, verso a verso
Con las ganas y el aliento
Con cenizas, con el fuego
Del presente con recuerdo
Con certeza y con desgarro
Con el objetivo claro
Con memoria y con la historia
El futuro es ahora
Todo este tubo de ensayo
Todo este laboratorio que a diario
Todo este fallo
Todo este económico modelo condenado de dinosaurio
Todo se criminaliza
Todo se justifica en la noticia
Todo se quita, todo se pisa
Todo se ficha y clasifica
Pero
Tu política y tu táctica
Tu típica risa y ética
Tu comunicado manipulado
¿Cuántos fueron los callados?
Pacos, guanacos y lumas
Pacos, guanacos y tunas
Pacos, guanacos no suman
¿Cuántos fueron los que se robaron las fortunas?
Venenos tus monólogos
Tus discursos incoloros
No ves que no estamos solos
¡Millones de polo a polo!
Al son de un solo coro
Marcharemos con el tono
Con la convicción
Que basta de robo
Tu estado de control
Tu trono podrido de oro
Tu política y tu riqueza
Y tu tesoro no
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
No permitiremos más, más, tu doctrina del shock
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
The song "Shock" by Ana Tijoux speaks out against the systemic oppression and inequality present in society, particularly in Chile where the artist is from. The lyrics critique the ruling elites and the power structures they create to maintain control over the masses. The line "No hay países solo corporaciones" translates to "there are no countries, only corporations," pointing out how corporate greed and interests often supersede the needs and desires of the people.
Tijoux also references the "doctrina del shock," or "shock doctrine," which is a theory created by journalist Naomi Klein that explains how governments and corporations use the shock of disasters or crises to push through unpopular policies or agendas that people would not otherwise support. The song calls for people to unite and resist this doctrine, to not be afraid to speak out against the injustices they face, and to demand accountability from those in power.
Throughout the song, Tijoux uses strong imagery and metaphors to convey her message. The lines "caí la gota, caí la bolsa" (the drop falls, the bag falls) symbolize how small actions can lead to a bigger movement, while "golpe a golpe, verso a verso" (blow by blow, line by line) highlights the power of words and art to inspire change. Overall, "Shock" is a call to action for people to come together and fight for a more just and equitable world.
Line by Line Meaning
Venenos tus monólogos
Your monologues are poison
Tus discursos incoloros
Your colorless speeches
No ves que no estamos solos
Don't you see we're not alone
¡Millones de polo a polo!
Millions from pole to pole!
Al son de un solo coro
In unison
Marcharemos con el tono
We will march with the beat
Con la convicción
With conviction
Que basta de robo
Enough with the theft
Tu estado de control
Your state of control
Tu trono podrido de oro
Your throne rotten with gold
Tu política y tu riqueza
Your politics and your wealth
Y tu tesoro no
And your treasure no
La hora sonó, la hora sonó
The time has come, the time has come
No permitiremos más, más, tu doctrina del shock
We will no longer allow your doctrine of shock
No hay países solo corporaciones
There are no countries, only corporations
Quien tiene más, más, más acciones
Those who have more shares
Trozos gordos, poderosos, decisiones por muy pocos
Fat and powerful pieces, decisions made by very few
Constitución pinochetista
Pinochetist constitution
Derecho opus dei, lado fascista
Opus Dei law, fascist side
Golpista disfrazado de un indulto elitista
A golpista disguised as an elitist pardon
Cae la gota, cae la bolsa
The drop falls, the stock market falls
La toma se toma la maquina rota
The takeover takes the broken machine
La calle no calla, la calle se raya
The street does not remain silent, the street rebels
Debate que estalla
The debate that explodes
Todo lo quitan, todo lo venden
Everything is taken away, everything is sold
Todo se lucra, la vida, la muerte
Everything is profitable, life, death
Todo es negocio, bajo tu toldo
Everything is business, under your roof
Semilla, pascuala, métodos y coros
Seed, Pascuala, methods and choirs
Golpe a golpe, verso a verso
Blow by blow, verse by verse
Con las ganas y el aliento
With the desire and the breath
Con cenizas, con el fuego
With ashes, with fire
Del presente con recuerdo
Of the present with memory
Con certeza y con desgarro
With certainty and with tears
Con el objetivo claro
With the clear goal
Con memoria y con la historia
With memory and with history
El futuro es ahora
The future is now
Todo este tubo de ensayo
All this test tube
Todo este laboratorio que a diario
All this laboratory that every day
Todo este fallo
All this failure
Todo este económico modelo condenado de dinosaurio
All this economic model condemned to be a dinosaur
Todo se criminaliza
Everything is criminalized
Todo se justifica en la noticia
Everything is justified in the news
Todo se quita, todo se pisa
Everything is taken away, everything is stepped on
Todo se ficha y clasifica
Everything is recorded and classified
Tu política y tu táctica
Your politics and your tactics
Tu típica risa y ética
Your typical laugh and ethics
Tu comunicado manipulado
Your manipulated statement
¿Cuántos fueron los callados?
How many were silenced?
Pacos, guanacos y lumas
Cops, guanacos (military police), and lumas (riot police)
Pacos, guanacos y tunas
Cops, guanacos, and tunas (police)
Pacos, guanacos no suman
Cops, guanacos, do not add up
¿Cuántos fueron los que se robaron las fortunas?
How many stole fortunes?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Ana Maria Tijoux Merino, Andres Celis Mujica
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jakepfannkuche.3947
Venom: your monologues,
your colorless speeches,
you don't see that we AREN'T alone,
millions from pole to pole!
To the sound of a single chorus,
we will march with the tone,
with the conviction that THE THIEVING STOPS!!
Your state of control,
your corrupt throne of gold,
your politics and your wealth,
and your treasure, no.
The hour has struck, the hour has struck
We will allow NO MORE, no more your doctrine of shock
The hour has struck, the hour has struck (doctrine of shock)
The hour has struck, the hour has struck (doctrine of shock)
The hour has struck, the hour has struck (doctrine of shock)
The hour has struck, the hour has struck
NO nations, only corporations,
who has more, more actions,
fat slices, powerful decisions for very little.
Pinochetan^ constitution,
opus dei rights, fascist books.
Guerilla disguised as a pardoned elitist,
the drop falls, the stocks fall, the occupation takes the broken machine.
the street doesn't keep quiet, the street scratches
the street doesn't keep quiet, as wide as it is.
They take everything, sell everything,
make a profit from everything, life, death,
it's all business.
I eat you all, seed, (pascuala?), methods and choruses.
Venom: your monologues,
your colorless speeches,
you don't see that we AREN'T alone,
millions from pole to pole!!
To the sound of a single chorus,
we will march with the tone,
with the conviction that THE THIEVING STOPS!!
Your state of control,
your corrupt throne of gold,
your politics and your wealth,
and your treasure, no.
The hour has struck, the hour has struck
We will allow NO MORE, no more your doctrine of shock
The hour has struck, the hour has struck (doctrine of shock)
The hour has struck, the hour has struck (doctrine of shock)
The hour has struck, the hour has struck (doctrine of shock)
The hour has struck, the hour has struck
(Some people talk.)
Hit for hit, kiss for kiss,
with wishes and nourishment
with ashes, with the fire of the present, remembering,
with certainty and ripping, with the clear objetive,
with memory and with the history of the future, it's NOW!
Everything: this trial tube,
everything: this daily laboratory,
everything: this failure, everything: this condemned economic model from dinosaur times.
Everything is criminalized, everything is justified in the news,
they get rid of everything, walk all over everything, open a file on everything and classify it.
But...your politics and your tactics,
your typical smile and ethics.
Your manipulated communiqué
How many of them were silenced?
Cops, hoses and lumas*,
cops, hoses and tunas**,
cops, hoses, DON'T ADD UP.
How many were those who stole the fortunes?
Venom: your monologues,
your colorless speeches,
you don't see that we AREN'T alone,
millions from pole to pole!!
To the sound of a single chorus,
we will march with the tone,
with the conviction that THE THIEVING STOPS!!
Your state of control,
your corrupt throne of gold,
your politics and your wealth,
and your treasure, no.
The hour has struck, the hour has struck
We will allow NO MORE, no more your doctrine of shock
The hour has struck, the hour has struck (doctrine of shock)
The hour has struck, the hour has struck (doctrine of shock)
The hour has struck, the hour has struck (doctrine of shock)
The hour has struck, the hour has struck
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@fernaandaaa7272
2019 y pareciera que la canción la sacaron ayer
@joaquincarreno4014
si loca, la escuché mil veces cuando chico, y recién ahora entiendo todo wn. millonarios qlos que quieren todo pa ellos no saben na que su fiesta esta acabando !!
@alvarosepulveda2166
la cagooó, arriba el puebloo ctmm
@fernaandaaa7272
Joaquin Carreño te quiero 👊🏼☺️
@blameitontheblackstar
Si ;;;;
@claudia.dospuntosd7119
Hay varias que parece que fueran de esta semana
@roger_leevinci
SI ALGUIEN DE SANTIAGO LEE ESTO , POR FAVOR NO TE RINDAS!!!, HAZLO POR TODOS LOS QUE NO PUDIERON, POR LOS ABUELOS, TIOS , HIJOS, HERMANOS , MADRES QUE MURIERON ESPERANDO UNA SALUD DIGNA, QUE ESPERARON UNA VIDA DIGNA QUE JAMAS LLEGO, POR FAVOR NO PAREN, ME ENCANTARIA QUE FUERA EN TODO EL PAIS PERO POR AHORA SOLO SON USTEDES, POR FAVOR NO SE RINDAN!!!!!!!!!
@roger_leevinci
@@makarenaignacia5289 si de echo yo tambien estuve protestando (soy de valdivia) y es lo mas increible que he visto pasar en esta region, ojala se sumen todos!!!!!!
@angelinaventrice1499
Es en todo el país, acá en el sur en Osorno, río bueno, la unión, Purranque, Valdivia, Puerto Montt, nos manifestámos, hubo represión incluso en los pueblos pequeños!
@keko2758
Es en todo el país, acá en el norte partimos ayer Copiapó, Vallenar, Antofagasta, Calama, Iquique, etc. Vamos que se puede ctmre, mientras mas somos mejor💪💪💪