The Braided Janes is embarking on their first U.S tour! View the calendar of upcoming dates and locations for our free acoustic show along an incredible visual display of art in tour CORAZÓN MIGRANTE.
CORAZÓN MIGRANTE is both an art exhibit and a collective formed by a 23 multidisciplinary artists of Mexican decent residing throughout the U.S. The collective resulted from their participation in the Binational Artist Conference in CDMX in 2021 which they were invited to by the Mexican Consulate in their respective states. Singer, songwriter Jessica Rodriguez is among the artists representing Chicago.
The art exhibit features 40 paintings of various mediums as well as two paper maché sculptures, a fashion show and special acoustic musical performance by The Braided Janes.
The exhibit is 100% FREE and open to the public. The objective of the exhibit is to create more cultural events that highlight the richness and vibracy found within the Mexican migrant community in the U.S. while strengthening the ties that bring us together. Learn more about tour CORAZÓN MIGRANTE.
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Bilingual and multicultural, their music blends Latin-influenced rhythms with intricate bass lines and thought provoking vocals transcending through language and genre barriers to create a unique and refined sound of their own.
Aside from their tremendous friendship and love of music, the Braided Janes share a vision for social change. Their debut album "Despierta" (Wake Up) was released May 17th 2019. The bilingual, nine song album touches base on issues such as gun violence, femicide and the war on immigrants & POC. Their song “Fuego” was featured on NPR’s Best Latin Alternative songs of 2019.
In December 2020 the band released their four song EP titled, “2020” which was both a reflection of the year that changed the world forever as well as an introspective take on self love in a time of uncertainty and darkness.
In March 2022 the band traveled to Minca Colombia to record their 2nd studio album, "Renacer" (Reborn) with Grammy award winning producer Christian Castagno of Sonido Selva Studio ( (Iggy Pop, Bomba Estéreo, Arcade Fire, Systema Solar, The Tom Tom Club) “Renacer” is a latin roots album which braids a new wave of sounds into the eclectic, musical syntax of The Braided Janes.
The rhythmic and upbeat album best described as, “Tropi-alt rock” features seven songs all in spanish. The full length album will be released August 4, 2023.
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