Louwop
La Ofrenda
This is what Louwop is poised to offer. A musical link between where we’re from to where we are and to where we want to be.
Identity as an immigrant growing up in Canada is not often explored in music yet it is an integral part to what makes our communities so beautiful! Residing in the Kawartha Lakes outside of Toronto has given Louwop a chance to share his story as an entrepreneur with an independent cafe serving Salvadoran coffee. In Toronto Louwop curated two events pre-Covid for his Pa’lante nights at Basement 254 which featured international Latinx artist such as Rebel Diaz (Chile/NYC), Equis (Ecuador) and local Juno nominated and winners New Tradition (Toronto) and Boogat (Montreal).
It's this sense of community building where we share stories and experiences that have further inspired Louwop's musical expression.
LOUWOP is the founding member of Los Poetas, a Latino Hip Hop collective whose first two projects were executed independently at a grassroots DIY level.
During their trip to Louwop’s native El Salvador he had a reawakening and intensified desire to connect with his roots via music and words. He witnessed first hand how music from urban North American cities gave life and voice to marginalized indigenous communities in Latin America. In Chicago, Louwop saw the other side of that coin. Urban Latin American communities finding ways to express their hardships, joys and dreams by exploring traditional Latin rhythms.
At this stage of his career Louwop is ready to explore and translate the ubiquitous nature of the immigrant experience, the struggle of entrepreneurial growth in a foreign land, the resilience of passing down cultural legacy as a parent, and what it means to be Canadian in present time.