Reader Score No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 Genre: Pop/R&B / Experimental Label: Altafonte Release Date: 2026 In numerology, 97 (with the 9 and 7 added to make 16) is a number tied to introspection and altruism. Ana Tijoux—the French-born Chilean MC who made a name for herself with politically minded music both as a solo artist and a member of Makiza—has a tie to the number. It’s present in the title of “1977,” the solo breakout song that looms over her career. On her new 97 EP, Tijoux invokes this personal sacred integer for a team-up with longtime collaborator DJ Dacel; here, 97 commemorates the year the pair first met. Assembled during a spitfire four-hour session at Dacel’s house in Chile, 97 leans hard into nostalgia. The production is squarely old-school, full of record scratches, jazz trumpets, and deconstructed bossa nova percussion. It’s grounded by Tijoux’s earthy flow, a staccato that has more in common with Lauryn Hill than Ivy Queen.…