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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Atlas Obscura Presents Sound Influence: Los Rivera Destino and Jaquira Díaz

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

This week and next, we’re presenting Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico. The Río Piedras-based comedy band Los Rivera Destino talk about their musical childhoods, how making a music video in Bayamón changed their lives and careers forever, and the extremely unlikely place that has become their source of inspiration. Award-winning author Jaquira Díaz shares how salsa, bacalaítos and coquís defined her time growing up in the east coast towns of Humacoa and Fajardo. We also hear the wild story her grandmother told about aliens in El Yunque, and Jaquira describes the incredible sense of adventure she feels every time she explores the island. Subscribe to Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico wherever you get your podcasts.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Luis Guzman and welcome to Puerto Rico. As fellow travelers, we will hear stories from some of the most brilliant

0:47.6

Borikwa musicians, writers, and filmmakers.

0:52.5

Artists who work and creative genius are shaped by the heart and soul of the Caribbean.

1:09.1

The next voices you'll hear the comedy band Los Rivera Destino,

1:13.9

who were catapulted to fame in 2018, when they release a bolero version of the Reyeston smash De Boat.

1:23.3

The guys have been practicing their introduction, so let's see how they do.

1:28.9

Hi, I'm Carlos.

1:31.9

I am Fernando.

1:33.1

I am Antonio, and we are...

1:36.2

I'm pretty sure it didn't work, but we're trying our best.

1:42.8

That was pretty good, actually.

1:45.3

The Rivera Destino makes music that you can sing along to, that you could dance to, and

1:50.9

you know what?

1:51.4

This poppy right here, Louis Guzman, loves to dance, but there's also a humor and a playfulness

1:58.0

in their work that comes from music being a part of their lives from the very start,

2:03.2

as Antonio and Fernando explained.

2:08.1

In my case, my father has a cover salsa orchestra.

2:16.2

For what a reason they're not in a bit of a human being called. orchestra.

2:27.4

And since I was a little, I went to the Elanzai, the rehearsals, the salsa was very, very important in the development of the music.

2:35.0

But my mom was more like a surf type, so I grew up in this mix of reggae and salsa.

2:45.0

There was a sense of, you know, music was all the time.

2:50.0

It was a constant thing in our homes.

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