Residente (album)

Residente (stylized as Resīdεntә) is the debut solo album from Puerto Rican rapper of same name, released on March 31, 2017, by Sony Music Latin during the hiatus of his main band Calle 13.[6] A few years before the album's release, Residente took a DNA test that revealed his roots trace back to 10 different locations around the world, including Armenia, Ghana, China, and his homeland, Puerto Rico.Such diversity inspired him to produce what would later result in a solo album, a documentary and a book released via Fusion Media Group (Univision Communications) under the same common title Residente.[8] The album was written and recorded over the course of two years and saw Residente travel around the world to the places where his roots are, including Siberia, Moscow, China, the Caucasus, France, Spain, England, Armenia, Ossetia in Georgia, Antigua, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Niger, aside from Puerto Rico.[1] Residente intends to release an English language version of the album and has already translated all lyrics with the help of Puerto Rican poet Urayoán Noel, associate professor at New York University.[9] The song has guest performances of Chirgilchin and received a video shot in Spain[10] featuring John Leguizamo,[7] Leonor Watling, Óscar Jaenada and Juan Diego Botto.Of course music is our universal language, but after these travels, I have a respect for linguistics that I've never had before.The final version of the song includes drums performed by South Ossetian children, combined with a Georgian bandura and a Chechen choir.It debuted on March 16[12] at South by Southwest and depicts his childhood, his struggle with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,[5] his times as a young artist, his rise with Calle 13 and why he decided to leave it and pursue a solo career.
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