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Tego Calderón

Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter behind El Abayarde, mixing reggaetón and hip-hop with Afro-Caribbean rhythms and stories of everyday life.

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Overview

Full name
Tegui Calderón Rosario
Born
February 1, 1972 · Santurce, Puerto Rico
Work
Rapper, songwriter and actor
Also known as
El Abayarde
Breakout
El Abayarde, his 2002 debut album
Latin Grammys
Two wins: El Que Sabe, Sabe and La Receta

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How it started.

Born in Santurce, Tego grew up hearing his parents’ love of Ismael Rivera and his father’s jazz records. He studied percussion and played drums before finding his voice as a rapper. Salsa, plena, dancehall and hip-hop all became part of his sound.

The breakout.

White Lion released El Abayarde in 2002. Songs including “Pa’ Que Retozen” and “Al Natural” carried his voice to a wider audience. He brought Afro-Puerto Rican pride and observations about inequality into music that also made room for dancing and humor.

A wider world.

The Underdog / El Subestimado and El Abayarde Contraataca broadened his catalog in 2006 and 2007. El Que Sabe, Sabe won a Latin Grammy in 2015, followed by a second win for “La Receta” in 2023. Alongside music, he played Tego Leo in the Fast & Furious films, appearing with Don Omar.

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Quotes

I feel very proud and grateful, and maintaining credibility is very important to meTego Calderón, interview with DJ Jose Luis for Candela, published by Latinolife

Reflecting on the responsibility he feels toward the people who listen to his music.

Trivia

  1. Before his rap breakthrough, he played drums in a rock band that covered Ozzy Osbourne and Led Zeppelin.
  2. He told journalist Jesús Triviño Alarcón that “Cosa Buena” was his first experiment with reggaetón after trying to break through as a rapper.
  3. His parents were Ismael Rivera fans, and his father also loved jazz.

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