If anyone has turned audacity into an art form, it is Tokischa. From Santo Domingo, the rapper, singer and songwriter has taken dembow out of the barrios and into the spotlight. She blends it with reggaeton and rap, adding explicit, unfiltered lyrics that celebrate pleasure, sexual freedom and female power.
Her rise has been unstoppable. In 2021, “Linda”, with Rosalía, put her on the international map; a year later, the pair reunited on “La Combi Versace”, from Motomami. Since then, she’s shared tracks with J Balvin, Madonna (who embraced dembow on “Hung Up on Tokischa”) and A$AP Rocky, with whom she released “Flackito Jodye” in early 2026. With “De Maravisha”, alongside Nathy Peluso and produced by Skrillex, she also landed her first Latin Grammy nomination.
Her influence, however, reaches far beyond music: she’s been the face of Jean Paul Gaultier and has walked for Willy Chavarria at Paris Fashion Week. Tokischa finally playing Sónar is one of the big stories of this edition. Get ready for a show as intense, free and defiant as she is.
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