Cayo Coco the video, the song, and the review

Grammy-nominated artist re-releases

culturally significant single ‘Cayo Coco’

MIAMI, FL – In 2013, Miami-based artist Rikki La Rouge dropped an album called “San Antonio” through Interscope Digital Distribution and Universal Music Group that went on to be a first round nomination ballot album for the 57th Grammy Awards 1st round nomination ballot. She was on the ballot alongside artists such as the Salsa Giants, a salsa supergroup featuring one of Rikki’s main influences Willy Chirino. Selena is the other primary influence of Rikki La Rouge. The album gained notoriety around the world for its anti-Castro sentimentalities and “Free Cuba” mantra that echos across all the songs on the album. The single “Cayo Coco” received the most praise. And now six years later, Rikki La Rouge is re-releasing the song during a time when she said the world needs to be reminded of the themes that were presented in that song.

“It’s a song about a beach in Cuba, but hidden in that song is a message of democracy and freedom,” Rikki said. “It’s basically me dreaming about how one day, after the regime is totally gone and the island is completely free, I would love to visit that beach only when the island and her people are truly free. I want to see a Free Cuba!”

The song is presented across a distinctly Salsa rhythm and melody, but Rikki’s style is truly original. She has invented her own sub-genre which she calls Nueva York Sabor – one part Mexican, one part Cuban and one part “American street music, which includes rock and metal and rap.”

“My sound reflects who I am,” she said. “I want my music to be known for bringing people together and uniting. I make music that is about freeing Cuba, freeing Bolivia but throughout that, there are themes that can resonate with anyone.”

MTV has acknowledged Rikki La Rouge as a Latin artist to pay attention to, and has been featured on the MTV website on multiple occasions. Rikki is also a iHeartRadio artist. She and her entire discography are with Interscope Digital Distribution /Universal Music Group (UMG).

You had appeared on a now I’m putting it here too on vocal media. The video for Cayo Coco is the first time I ever directed music video. My idea for was to throw it back to a before before the motherfucker. The way the video looks is it is reminiscent of going back to a beach that one would enjoy on the island when the island was free. It’s it’s a nostalgic song too. This song is a salsa song that was off of my album San Antonio that was on the 57th annual Grammy award nomination ballot list It’s one of the best songs I actually all my songs are awesome too if I do say so myself. I have other music videos that I directed all the videos are from my San Antonio. I really like the artistic feel at this song I like it a lot. And I think you’ll like it too.

supposed to look like you’re looking at a old photograph somewhere that used to know and basically that’s what I was going for. It’s just a shot of the Cayo Coco Island that is supposed to look like an photograph from long ago. There is a reminiscence and to return to that place that is still alive and well in your heart basically that’s what both the song Cayo Coco and The video for Cayo Coco represent to me. It’s a really simple salsa song that I did and hope you enjoy it thank you very much