Montañera - A Flor de PielA Flor de Piel, the new album from singer songwriter and composer Maria Monica Gutierrez (aka Montaera), is a meditative journey of self discovery across oceans, time, and the traditional confines of genre. Originally from Bogota, Colombia, Gutierrez began the album as a way to explore her identity after a difficult move to London left her feeling untethered in a strange new place. The result is an examination of the immigrants experience through a

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