CON PLUMA by Achaziyah

CON PLUMA, the very 1st mixtape from Achaziyah is...

Fast-paced, hard hitting, queer af and ready to twirl on all y'all. Get ready to live your best life. Laugh, shout, dance, listen and change your life.

First off, let’s break down what CON PLUMA literally means for those who may be wondering. It’s the antithesis of a slang term here in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries (sin pluma), which refers to a gay man being “masc”, not “feminine,” “flamboyant” or “visibly queer.” This is an answer to all those men who propagate internalized heterosexism and homophobia in the gay community, and for those who are transphobic with no knowledge or care of the harm they inflict. This is a window into the world of gay, trans & pansexual femme queens that walk through life not fitting into a square box. I have an inherently masculine energy and while it will be present in the mixtape, CON PLUMA is principally a celebration of the feminine. It’s about femmes who don’t take no for an answer, queens who demand respect and maintain positions of power and authority. This is also for queens who fill more supportive roles in the community – caretakers, mothers, sisters big and little, sister and mother figures who hold it down behind the scenes and end up responsible for empowering and training some of the most influential people on the planet. This is for my mom (Yah Fah) who continues to support my art, growth and evolution, and my father who would stand proudly beside me if he were still here

CON PLUMA is a story full of rich history, past and present. It’s a tribute to my greatest musical influences including: house, ballroom, B-more club, breaks, favela trap, Brazilian funk, R&B and jazz. More importantly it’s a personal story, a journey of how I’ve grown to embrace my queerness, internal balance of masculine and feminine energies and an assertion of my tendencies as a selector (selekta), dancer, musician and producer. CON PLUMA is not a resistance movement. It is a vibration, a resonance, and a force as ubiquitous as gravity. It’s a fuckboy extinguisher.

Tracklist

1.	Con Pluma	3:44

2.	Madrid	3:03

3.	Fuerte	3:44

4.	Lonely Cvnt / Libra	5:47

5.	Like Dis	4:23

6.	Viaje De Perigo	4:47

7.	You'll Neva	4:43

8.	Die Today (ATA's Evil Instrumental)	3:28

9.	Slippery When Wet	4:24

10.	Cochinete	4:09

11.	Safari Sauvage	4:58

12.	Vaseline Dream	2:03

13.	Desmayada	3:50

14.	Die Another Day (ATA's Femme Supremacy Rmx)	3:55

15.	Bespoke	5:43

16.	València	4:33

Credits

released July 1, 2017

License

CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.