SIMON: He entered the song in the NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. While the song didn't win, its energy and rhythm stayed with us. ITO: A lot of my earliest memories of music, they all go back to when I grew ...
As previously announced, The FADER is embarking on a yearlong remix project with the legendary Latin label Fania, wherein we enlist some of our favorite musicians to reinterpret classics from their ...
Singer–songwriter Lawd Ito draws inspiration from his Afro-Caribbean roots. He tells us about his Tiny Desk entry, "Aguanile," which opens with a prayer. ITO: (Singing in Spanish). SIMON: He entered ...
As previously announced, The FADER is embarking on a yearlong remix project with the legendary Latin label Fania, wherein we enlist some of our favorite musicians to reinterpret classics from their ...
So much of music can be inspired by an artist's roots. (SOUNDBITE OF LAWD ITO SONG, "AGUANILE") SIMON: Lawd Ito drew on his Puerto Rican heritage to write this song, "Aguanile." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, ...
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