"Gerardo: From ‘Rico Suave’ to Discovering 'Gata Only' & Brewing Coffee"
"My mom had me when she was 15 years old. When I was little, she would come in with her record player and the 45s. She would play Stevie Wonder’s 'Sir Duke' and 'I Wish.' She loved American music. Once we came over here [to the U.S.], it wasn’t much of a culture shock, because I was kind of living it over there through my mother. I just totally enjoyed both cultures. Mi país es súper salsero, super duper.
If you hear the 'Rico Suave' song, there’s a little sample that goes, 'Ahhh, rehh, ari.' That’s from an old song ['Chamo Candela'] from Venezuela by a group called Daiquirí. I used to love that song so much that I [sampled it], which became the part that people chanted. Some people might not know the Spanish lyrics to 'Rico Suave,' but they always sing along with that chant."
~ Gerardo Mejia to Isabela Raygoza
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