Atlas Obscura Presents Sound Influence: Andrea Cruz and Miguel Arteta

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re presenting Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico. Rising singer-songwriter Andrea Cruz shares how she fell in love with folk music as a young girl in Aibonito. We hear about how the plants, birds and animals of Puerto Rico have shaped the fabric of her work, and the profound ways in which her art connects her to the island she calls home. Hollywood film director Miguel Arteta recalls his colorful childhood in Río Piedras, shares the Puerto Rican role model who inspired him to pursue a creative career, and teases his upcoming project, which is set on the island of birth. Subscribe to Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico wherever you get your podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Luis Guzman and welcome to Puerto Rico.
0:11.0	I'm here to guide you deep into the place I love the most in the world.
0:25.6	As fellow travelers, we will hear stories from some of the most brilliant
0:30.5	or equal musicians, writers, and filmmakers.
0:34.6	Artists whose work and creative genius are shaped by the heart and soul of the Caribbean.
0:48.2	The next foet you'll hear is one of the newest stars of the Puerto Rico Hsu
0:52.8	scene,
0:57.3	drawing on traditional Latin American folk music to create resonant songs that feel deeply connected
1:01.6	to the birds, plants, and animals of the island.
1:17.6	Hi, I am Andrea Cruz, a singer-songwriter and artist from Puerto Rico. I was born in a town in the town of the flowers that is Aibonito.
1:24.6	And I'm working on my first album right now.
1:28.3	That's me.
1:34.3	When Andrea thinks back to the sounds of her childhood,
1:37.3	unsurprisingly, what she called is music, musica my family is like the essence of neighborhood for me and i remembered my father playing
1:56.3	some musical through emblades and asian a point other song, which was a very important band from Puerto Rico.
2:04.6	I remember a song, a beautiful song that is called
2:07.6	Amaneser Borincano, written by
2:10.6	Alberto Carrion.
2:12.6	About the noble farmers of Puerto Rico,
2:14.6	their love for the island,
2:16.6	and their hopes for the future.
2:19.0	Amaneseli Borincano is one of the great folk songs about our people.
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