Singer and songwriter iLe's third album, 'Nacarile,' finds a world deeply in flux
The Puerto Rican artist returns with a new album, her first since protests galvanized San Juan and beyond in 2019.
From the war in Vietnam to the fight for civil rights, musicians have always provided a voice for change. That's exactly what happened in 2019 in San Juan, where massive protests followed a government corruption scandal and the botched rebuilding after Hurricane Maria. Those same protestors would eventually force Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló to resign.
Singer and songwriter iLe was right in the middle of it – and together with Bad Bunny and Residente, she made a song, "Afilando los cuchillos," that became a rallying cry.
"That was our moment, where we showed how much power [we have]," iLe recalls.
