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.

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Episode 21 | Rafael Bustamante Sarria

There Are Remix Rap Version

for the Siddhartha Album... Lord's Demise on Beats and Badru Akeem on Lyrics...

Ponderosa

Instrumental produced by Young Hawk IA.
Vocals performed by Tha IronMantis.

Fuck Genocide !!! feat. Hawk IA aka The MetaMasher and Tha IronMantis

A Dream Fulfilled feat. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Justin JPaul Miller

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This is an original tune from LA GENTE's brand new 4th album.
It is a Cali-fusion of Cumbia, Reggae, Salsa, and Hip-Hop. 

En La Parranda

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This is an original composition form LA GENTE's new album "Borderless." This tune is our Trip-Hop Ballad with heavy electronic influence. 

Prior Convictions

Perfect U Rap Remix

This is La Gente's interpretation of on old Colombian Cumbia entitled "Ni Cuerpo Ni Corazon" from their last studio album "Si Se Puede"

Ni Cuerpo Ni Corazon

This tune was recorded live @ The Boom Boom Room and features Rafael Sarria & MC Orukusaki on the mic. 

Rafael Sarria: vocals, guitar
Orukusaki: MC
Mario Silva: trumpet
Shiono: bass
Adam Lipsky: drums
Jordan Feinstein: Keys

"Con permiso" Live @ The Boom Boom Room

Im a true one in infinity typa multitalented rapper singer poet guitarist producer proffesor of life spiritual hippy that self teachin myself to play many instruments i also act n write plays a true genuis of human creativity i make clothes n dream of a world were love is spread all over the world book not bombs typa chick im a true creative genuis everything i touch turns in to rubys n diamonds i  dream of a future were creativity compassion n confidance are the foundations to how we all live n coexist with not onli our fellow humans but nature animals the universe all existing in complete harmony  i use expression to encourage love n unity all round the globe n threw the galaxys my music is my ammunition my spirit is the uzi my love pierces n creates harmony like bullets of passion we all gotta survive on this earth do lets treat her like a newborn and nurture her back into health i use my words to spread my phylosophys i use my gift of story telling to enhance n encourage self discovery and the one thing that connects us all love my music is a true testimony of tragedy n triumph bieng lost yet never bieng alone we are all connected lets assist one another in this journey love telma

There Are Remix Rap Version

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