Aw YEAH!
Episode 21 of Been Doin' This is real good! My guest is Rafael Bustamante Sarria from the might La Gente SF. We had an awesome conversation about his musical journey, his San Francisco roots and you'll hear how what influenced him at an early age led to exactly what he's become: A creator, collaborator, co-conspirator and comrade.
PLUS at the end the episode you will get to hear kind of an EXCLUSIVE new track from his band 'SUAVATONA"!
Not a bad deal at all, eh?
Here are some Links:
-LA GENTE SF WEBSITE-
https://lagentemusicsf.com/
-NEW MUSIC VIDEO TRAILER-
https://youtu.be/Zfoe65hlR6Y
-MORENA MUSIC VIDEO-
https://youtu.be/fYMS1ScHVwI
-FACEBOOK-
https://www.facebook.com/La-Gente-SF-122028065926/
-INSTAGRAM-
https://instagram.com/lagentesf/
-SPOTIFY-
https://open.spotify.com/album/57xrRvT7Ki0cbjHd4wpsox?highlight=spotify:track:2T74WgRLNYtwbw7fSsMQGo
-SOUNDCLOUD-
https://soundcloud.com/la-gente-music
-TWITTER-
https://twitter.com/RafaelSarria
-NEW ALBUM-
https://ps.onerpm.com/borderless
Bio:
Rafael Bustamante Sarria is a Colombian-Nicaraguan singer songwriter, activist and leader of the group LA GENTE SF. Rafa and LA GENTE SF have created their own unique blend of World Music, Cumbia, Reggaeton, Salsa, Hip-Hop, Reggae and Champeta. LA GENTE SF was created in the city of San Francisco. Their music and live shows fuses together rhythms, dances and cultural influences from all over the Caribbean with a distinct San Francisco flavor to create an infectious, high energy dance party. Rafael has collaborated with many organizations in the Bay Area and all over the world creating music art and cultural events. He is one of the main organizers for MAPP (Mission Arts Performance Project) a supervisor and organizer for The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, was a booker and stage manager for Carnaval San Francisco, one of the founders for The Arte & Tapas Performance Series, and was curator and an event coordinator for Friday Nights at the De Young Museum.
After years of touring and releasing new music, Rafa & LA GENTE SF have built a large and loyal following all over the US and around the globe. LA GENTE SF was founded in 2007, since then they have performed numerous festivals, universities, radio stations, museums, art galleries and major venues all over the US and the world. For example: Los Angeles, New Orleans, Austin, Portland and New York as well as Spain, Italy, France, Mexico, Great Britain, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, and Colombia. Their notoriety and showmanship had found them sharing the stage with other recognized recording artists such as George Clinton and The P-Funk All Stars, E-40, La Santa Cecilia, Quantic, The Digital Underground, Oscar De Leon, Hyro-Glyphics, Digable Planets, Pato Banton, Lyrics Born, Pete Escovedo, and MALO.
Rafael is currently in a three month residency in Cartagena Colombia hard at work on LA GENTE SF's 5th studio album building collaborations and connections between the vibrant music scene of the Caribbean with the Bay Area. Prior to lockdown the group had just returned from tours in Mexico and Spain. Once this album is completed and civilization returns they are planning on hitting the road returning to Europe and South & Central America and venues across the US.
