After traveling to 10 different countries to record his new album, Residente is ready to share with the world his journey and quest to make music based on a DNA test. The trips resulted in a 13-track album, two of which ("A documentary and book (both homonymous to the album) were also prepared based on his journey. He has won 25 Grammy awards, the most Grammys ever awarded to a Latin artist. "Parts of the pre and post-production of the album were done at The album deals with themes such as equality and unity.
Despite being produced much before Residente intends to release an English language version of the album and has already translated all lyrics with the help of Puerto Rican poet It was tough to meet with the refugees of war and talk to them. Residente (born René Pérez Joglar; February 23, 1978) is a Puerto Rican rapper, writer, producer and co-founder of the alternative rap group Calle 13. Helpful. Documentary Director René Pérez Joglar Starring René Pérez Joglar. A world tour will follow the album's release with shows in A few years before the album's release, Residente took a The album was written and recorded over the course of two years and saw Residente travel around the world to the places where his roots are, including In all these places, he worked with local, mostly amateur or unknown artists, some of whom were poor or affected by war. and Women in the Room Productions encourages a robust conversation about how to reduce the criminalization of Black girls in our nation's learning environments. Letting his DNA makeup inform his travel itinerary, the Puerto Rican musician formerly known as Rene Perez Joglar embarks on a globetrotting journey of self-discovery in the ambitious, eponymous With some 25 Latin Grammy awards to his name as the founder of influential rap group Calle 13, but looking for a fresh challenge, Perez Joglar turned to the results of an ancestry test to determine the directions his new recording project would take him.The result makes for a diverse, highly personal musical odyssey which, while undeniably inspired, occasionally is structurally thrown off course by its inherent wanderlust.Perez Joglar, who came up with the concept with Marc de Beaufort and also serves as director, narrator and chief composer, gives his passport a good workout, traveling to the likes of Siberia, Georgia, China, Burkina Faso and Ghana, collaborating on original songs with local musicians often playing indigenous instruments.That exotic approach sheds some intriguing light on the creative process, especially when it comes to the work he does with the Peking Opera, which, in turn, takes him on spontaneous treks to Barcelona and London in search of the perfect pipe organ.Along the way, he also gets some musical assists from Lin-Manuel Miranda and famed Tuareg guitarist Bombino before touching down on native soil and providing an impassioned chronicle of Puerto Rico’s turbulent history.It’s all vividly captured by lenser Alexandra Posada, but while it will make an evocative visual souvenir to the upcoming album of the same name, taken as a stand-alone proposition
Watch with Prime Start your 30-day free trial. Following a DNA test which revealed that he descends from people of multiple parts of the world, Residente felt inspired to visit those locations and record with local musicians. Residente (stylized as Resīdεntә) is the debut solo album from Puerto Rican rapper of same name, released on March 31, 2017, during the hiatus of his main band Calle 13.. Despite this, Residente rejects the idea of it being a I collaborated with talented artists, artists that the musical industry doesn't know of because they don't pay attention to them, artists that make music without expecting something in return, artists whom I share DNA with, just how they shared their stories with me.About the album's general sound, he said, "at a sound level it is not the most organic [album he's ever made], but the most real and precise. Of course music is our universal language, but after these travels, I have a respect for linguistics that I've never had before.[...] Add to ... you need to listen to Residente's latest album and then watch this documentary. If your organization or group is interested in joining outreach efforts associated with the film, please visit www.pushoutfilm.com. And because I had to communicate with a lot of people that speak only one language, it took me a while. We live in the same world and we all are brothers and sisters. It debuted on March 16The album received critical acclaim and some of its songs multiple nominations for the The album was elected the best Latin album of 2017 by the critics of
PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, a documentary film by Monique W. Morris, Ed.D. Following a DNA test which revealed that he descends from people of multiple parts of the world, Residente felt inspired to visit those locations and record with local musicians. Truly marvelous and powerful. Watch for £0.00 with Prime.