Tiina Flores releases "Revolución": the EP that crosses reggae, jazz and Mexican roots

There are artists who need twenty albums to find their voice. Tiina Flores already had it two decades ago — what she did with Revolución, her new EP released on June 30, 2026, was to put her in dialogue with reggae, Afrobeat and dancehall under the Voxsayab label. Two songs, "Manifiesto" and "Doctor", and a full band holding the groove: The Collective Sound.

What we see in Revolución

Beyond the level of production, this EP has magic in the lyrics. The name is no coincidence: Revolution speaks of that very thing, and also of unity — that awareness of not accepting less than what one deserves. It's reggae doing what it does best: putting its finger on the sore spot without asking permission.

"Doctor" plays that same idea from another angle. It is a metaphorical title, an apology for the healing powers of the plant and how it has historically been demonized. It is not a new topic for reggae — it is a conversation that the sound system has been having for decades — but it sounds different when it is brought by a Mexican voice with twenty years of experience.

Who is Tiina Flores?

Mexican singer and guitarist, Tiina Flores has been covering reggae, jazz, soul and bolero for more than 20 years with her own brand of interpretative strength and sensitivity. He has shared the stage with references such as Iraida Noriega, and has been part of collective projects such as Bosseros and Jamaica 69 — two names that weigh in on the Mexican Afro-Caribbean music scene.

Today, as a soloist, he brings a different proposal: conscious roots reggae, Afrobeat, and a staging that moves between full live band and sound system format. The truth is that it is not an improvised turn: Tiina's career, also recognized in musical competitions and Olympics, speaks of an artist who studies the terrain before stepping on it.

His other lane, equally strong, is teaching. Tiina forms new generations of performers in music and performing arts — yet another layer of a well-rounded artist.

Revolution: two songs, a complete band

Manifesto and Doctor are the cuts of this EP, written in music and lyrics by Tiina Flores herself. Behind, The Collective Sound —their backing band— supports each song:

Bass: Chac Gómez Percussion: Jazz Martínez Drums: Nacho Amilpa Keyboard: XI ZN Sax: Miguel Chino Velazquez Guitar: Hernán Campodonico Perikles Production: Voxsayab

"Manifiesto" adds as featuring Miguel Chino Velazquez and Hernán Campodonico Perikles; "Doctor" bears the co-signature of Tiina Flores and Campodonico Perikles. Nine and a half minutes of music, but with the weight of twenty years of craftsmanship.

The Collective Sound: Tiina's new sound house

The Collective Sound is the band with which Tiina Flores develops her solo project: Mexican musicians exploring Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeat and Soul, exactly the territory where Revolución lives. There is the connection that matters to us at Pull It Up Radio: once again Mexico building a bridge to the Caribbean and West Africa, again a complete band rocking sounds that did not stay only in Jamaica.

It's nice to see an artist with this trajectory—reggae, jazz, soul, bolero—getting fully into dancehall without losing any of her roots.

What's coming

Revolución is not only an important step for Tiina Flores' career — it is for Mexican reggae in general. Tiina is already in the process of her next EP.

Revolution, then, does not feel like an end point — it feels like a declaration of intentions. The first topic already says it.

A voice that never stops manifesting

Twenty years are not summed up in a two-song EP, but they can be announced in it. Revolución comes with the signature of an integral artist—creator, educator, cultural reference—who decided that her next chapter sounds like reggae, dancehall, Afrobeat, and all the life she brings. Big up to Tiina Flores and all of The Collective Sound for adding another Mexican voice to the Latin American reggae conversation.

🎧 Play Revolución, share the link and tell us what vibe "Manifiesto" and "Doctor" left you with. Pull It Up Radio is still tuned.