Hijas del Sol

Las Hijas del Sol
Genres	Afropop, Jazz, Latin
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	1992–2006

Hijas del Sol (Spanish, Daughters of the Sun), namely Piruchi Apo Botupá and Paloma Loribo Apo, are an aunt and niece duo from the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea who write, sing, and perform songs in both Bube and Spanish.

They first performed together in 1992 for a competition in el Centro Cultural Hispano Guineano, where they won prizes for best original song and best choreography. This African traditional music competition was regarded as their musical breakthrough. That year they also performed for the first time in Spain at both the Expo de Sevilla and in the Festival de la OTI. The duo later moved to Madrid, Spain where they became involved with the local cultural scene and met Manu Chao. Chao later became a mentor to the duo.

Their debut album Sibèba (1995) is a blend of more traditional Bube music and their own compositions, sung in both Bube and Spanish. The album was released by the independent record label Nubenegra. Sibèba ("aquello que se quiere conseguir"), can be translated as, "a place of salvation reserved for the best" and the album tells of the traditions of both Bube culture and Catholics religion as well as the problems that immigrants encounter in modern-day Spain. fRoots placed the album at No.1 in its annual listing for 1995 and the album was also released throughout Europe, the US, Canada and Japan.

Discography

List of Albums

Title	Year	Record Label
Sibèba	1995	Nubenegra
Kottó	1998	Nubenegra
Kchaba	2000	Nubenegra
Colores del Amor	2003	Zomba Records Spain, S.L. Madrid (España)
Pasaporte Mundial	2003	Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L.
Vivir Esta Locura	2004	BMG Music Spain, S.A.