Rauw Alejandro remembers with Pablo Motos what he did before succeeding in music

The Anthill This Wednesday he received a visit from Rauw Alejandrowho presented his fifth studio work, Our Thinga, which goes on sale on November 15.

On the album, composed of 18 songs, the singer, dancer and music producer includes genres such as salsa, jazz, hip hop or African music.

“It’s the first time I’ve had a vinyl record in my career and it’s very special.. The title of Our Thing It is a phrase that monopolized many topics and had been in my mind since I heard it. This album is made with a lot of love and affection, and it has a lot of Puerto Rico, my land, my people, my culture, a lot of Our Thing“explained the guest.

Pablo Motos He highlighted that the artist’s father had participated in the album as a guitarist: “Yes, my father has an incredible talent for music and in the recording studio everything flows,” he noted.

“My father never studied music, he learned everything by ear. It’s the first time we played together and I had a great time recording. I come from a family with many musicians, My mother is a showgirl, my grandfather was also a musician…“he added.

“What did you do before you succeeded in music?” the presenter asked him. “I was a waiter, I worked in a warehouse, as a gardener, in clothing stores, in shoe stores… With that I paid for university, the house and I was investing in my dream, which is music,” he replied.

“I started very little by little building my career. Nothing has been given to me, I have had to work very hard,” argued the Puerto Rican singer.