Making an album to dispel stereotypes, she found a lifeline

Lido Pimienta in Burlington, Ontario, Canada on July 13, 2026. On Pimienta’s new album, “Caribenya,” the Colombian Canadian musician sought a warmer, more complex depiction of Caribbean culture. Creating it helped her rediscover the beauty of living. (Tommy Keith/The New York Times) By CAROLINA ABBOTT GALVÃO Chinchorros, hammocks traditionally handwoven by the Wayuu Indigenous community, hang in many homes in La Guajira, the arid peninsula straddling Colombia and Venezuela where many of the…

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