Diego Raposo - EL UNDERGROUND (feat. mediopicky)
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Diego Raposo - "EL UNDERGROUND (feat. mediopicky)" from the 2023 album YO NO ERA AS\\xcd PERO DE AHORA EN ADELANTE, S\\xcd on GRAN VAINA
This week\'s Song of the Day\\xa0were selected by KEXP DJ\\xa0Albina Cabrera, co-host of\\xa0El Sonido, in honor of\\xa0Aqu\\xed y Ahora: Without Borders. Join KEXP September 15th to October 15th as we continue amplifying the music, stories, and presence of Latinx, Latine, and Hispanic communities in the United States and the diaspora in our on-air, in-person, and digital world. More info\\xa0here.
Dominican multi-instrumentalist/producer Diego Raposo teams up with his frequent collaborator\\xa0Mediopicky for today\'s Song of the Day. On his debut album,\\xa0YO NO ERA AS\\xcd PERO DE AHORA EN ADELANTE, S\\xcd, Raposo blends\\xa0electronica and alternative with dembow (a\\xa0Dominican musical genre that originated in Jamaican dancehall) and other Afro-Caribbean rhythms.\\xa0
\\u201cWe were trying to find something that had its own identity,\\u201d he told Rolling Stone. \\xa0\\u201cI loved the idea of making an album that\\u2019s electronic at its core, so the idea was to mix these many influences: Electronic sounds, but also the music I listened to as a kid, with early Daft Punk and Radiohead and My Chemical Romance.\\u201d
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