On “La Cara de la Ortiga,” Colombian artist Briela Ojeda continues to stretch the boundaries of Latin American folk, pairing poetic tension with stripped-back electric arrangements. Taken from her second album Andariega, the track unfolds through a taut interplay between Ojeda’s electric guitar and voice, with Camilo Portilla on bass and Adán Naranjo on drums shaping a lean, responsive rhythm section. Born in London and raised in Pasto, Nariño, Ojeda draws on regional traditions while resisting easy categorisation—crafting songs that are both introspective and deeply rooted in place.

There’s a quiet urgency to the song’s pacing—measured, yet restless—as Ojeda draws from Andean tonalities without treating them as fixed. Her songwriting is grounded in personal mythologies, but the sound here is rawer, more textural, and purposefully unresolved.

With Andariega, release on 2 April, Ojeda deepens her exploration of identity, memory, and resistance through atmosphere, tone, and the physical weight of sound. “La Cara de la Ortiga” stands as one of its most compelling moments: spare, layered, and quietly fearless.

You can stream and listen to the album HERE