Renata Flores invites us on a powerful trip to the heart of the Andes, singing in both Spanish and Quechua. “La América Que Se Olvida” paints vivid images of snow-capped mountains, protective apus (spirits of the peaks), and a sky so blue it almost hurts. From this breathtaking backdrop she speaks for ancestors who survived war and for communities that still grapple with poverty, racism, and political violence. Every verse is a reminder that there is an entire America—indigenous, multilingual, bursting with wisdom—that mainstream history often leaves out.
¿What fuels her voice? Rage at corruption, grief for the disappeared, and love for a land rich in “costa, sierra, selva.” Renata challenges a democracy that only shows up on election day, urges listeners to never “normalizar” injustice, and rallies all Peruvians to celebrate their diversidad as their greatest treasure. The chorus, woven with Quechua chants, is both a lament and a battle cry: “Kaqlla yawarlla kanchik… Achikyayta maskasunchik”—we carry the blood of our ancestors and will keep searching for the dawn. This song is a call to remember, resist, and rise together so that the forgotten America is forgotten no more.