Calle 13
Calle 13 is a Puerto Rican rap duo who performed with the song Atrévete-te-te! ("Dare to!") Became known. The band consists of René Pérez Joglar (born February 23, 1978 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico ) and his stepbrother Eduardo José Cabra Martínez (born September 10, 1978 in Santurce ). Her songs are often politically motivated and especially criticize the attitude of the USA. In the song "Multi Viral" (November 2013) they incorporated the original voice of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange .
Life
When they were kids, Eduardo would visit his stepbrother every week on 13th Street, hence the name Calle 13 . When René, called Residente , and Eduardo, called Visitante , grew up, they founded Calle 13 .
At the age of six, Eduardo was exposed to the Suzuki method of learning music by his mother , he continued to take piano lessons with Jose Acevedo . Shortly thereafter, he initiated his studies in the Music Conservatry and the Manolo Acosto School of Art. Eduardo was a model student there and worked on the saxophone, the flute and independently the piano. Eduardo later taught himself to play the guitar. “During my final years at school, I started playing music in the streets ... that made me discover the rhythm of the street ... pop , salsa , Brazilian music ,” Eduardo recalls. He learned accounting and IT communication in Pio Pledras, Recinto de Río. “Even though I've never worked in any other field, music made me want to move on,” he claims. In January 2011 he married the Cuban singer Diana Fuentes .
René grew up writing poetry, film scripts and songs. This led to the fact that he developed into an extraordinary poet. His mother, Flor Joglar, an actress, made him love soap operas , books and literature. When he was 14, he had to write about certain subjects in school. He later began the freedom to enjoy his own songs for his own fulfillment. He studied five years at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas in Puerto Rico and studied animation at Savannah University, Georgia . René already lived in Spain , the USA and Puerto Rico and was looking for ways and opportunities to fulfill his artistic drive. He filmed videos for art galleries and wrote songs and a short film about morals and pleasure influenced by Dadaism .
In 2010 the band received the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album for their album Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo , five years later they won the same award a second time with the album Multiviral .
Discography
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Calle 13 (2005, US:
platinum) - Resident O Visitante (2007)
- Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo (2008)
- Feats del pecado (unofficial remix compilation 2009)
- Entren los que quieran (2010)
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Multi Viral (2014, MX:platinum)
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Web links
- Homepage Calle 13 (English or Spanish)
- Interview with René Pérez