Visitante

Eduardo José Cabra Martínez (born September 10, 1979 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico),[1] better known by his stage name "Visitante Calle 13" or simply "Visitante", is a Puerto Rican musician, multi-instrumentalist and musical composer of the Puerto Rican band Calle 13, which also includes his siblings Ileana Cabra (iLe) and René ("Residente"). They began their career making alternative reggaeton, but have moved away from the genre, taking an experimental and varied approach to music, with their lyrics being more geared to social and political concerns[2] which combines hip hop and urban with various Latin American musical styles.

Visitante
Visitante performing at Fusion Festival in 2011.
Background information
Birth nameEduardo José Cabra Martínez
Also known asEduardo Cabra
Born (1979-09-10) September 10, 1979
Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Multi-instrumentalist
  • composer
Instruments
Years active1995–present
Associated actsCalle 13

Early life

Visitante, was born on September 10, 1979 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.[3] His father was also a musician.[4] Visitante met his step-brother Residente when they were both two years old, when Residente's mother married Visitante's father.[5] The family developed strong ties to the Puerto Rican arts community; his stepmother, Flor Joglar de Gracia, was an actress in Teatro del Sesenta, a local acting troupe, while his father was still a musician at the time.[6] His stepbrother Residente asserts that he and his family lived a relatively comfortable lifestyle growing up, placing them in a group of Puerto Ricans who are "too poor to be rich and too rich to be poor."[7] Although their parents later divorced, the stepbrothers remained close.[5] When he was at the seventh grade, he was once reprimanded and taken to the school principal's office for refusing to sing the American national anthem - he would later become a supporter of the Puerto Rican independence, just like Residente.[8] Residente attendeded the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, where he obtained a master's degree in art, while Visitante continued refining his skills as a musician, directing bands Kampo Viejo and Bayanga. When Residente returned to Puerto Rico the band Calle 13 was almost immediately put together.[9]

In late 2010 Visitante married Cuban singer Diana Fuentes.

Musical career

Visitante performing in Nicaragua in 2009.

Visitante has been a musician most of his life, but it was not until 2004 that he began making music with his step-brother Residente, giving the band the name Calle 13.[5] The step-brothers hosted their music on a website, and began searching for a record label in order to release their music commercially.[5] After sending demo tapes to White Lion Records, the duo was offered a record deal.[5] The duo gained recognition for their controversial song "Querido FBI", which responded to the killing of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, a key figure for the Puerto Rican independence movement.[6]

Cabra chose his stage name "Visitante" because that is how he had to identify himself to the guard every time he returned to his brother's house in Trujillo Alto.[4] Visitante's influences come from numerous musical genres. Artists that were influential on him included salsa master Rubén Blades, singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez and writer Tite Curet Alonso.

Visitante and his band Calle 13 have won 19 Latin Grammy Awards and 3 Grammys, the most by any group.[10]

Discography

With Calle 13

Compositions

Filmography

  • 2006 – My Block: Puerto Rico (documentary), as himself.
  • 2009 – Mercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimo (documentary), as himself.
  • 2009 – Calle 13: Sin Mapa (documentary), as himself.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008Residente o VisitanteBest Latin Urban AlbumWon
2010Los de Atras Vienen ConmigoBest Latin Urban AlbumWon
2015Multi ViralBest Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative AlbumWon

Latin Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006Calle 13Best New ArtistWon
Calle 13Best Urban Music AlbumWon
"Atrévete-te-te"Best Short Form Music VideoWon
2007Residente o VisitanteAlbum of the YearNominated
Residiente o VisitanteBest Urban Music AlbumWon
"Pa'l Norte" (feat Orishas)Best Urban SongWon
"Tango del Pecado"Best Short Form Music VideoNominated
2009Los de Atrás Vienen ConmigoAlbum of the YearWon
Los de Atrás Vienen ConmigoBest Urban Music AlbumWon
"No Hay Nadie Como Tu" (featuring Café Tacuba)Record of the YearWon
"No Hay Nadie Como Tu" (featuring Café Tacuba)Best Alternative SongWon
"La Perla" (featuring Rubén Blades)Best Short Form Music VideoWon
2011Entren Los Que QuieranAlbum of the YearWon
Entren Los Que QuieranBest Urban Music AlbumWon
"Latinoamérica" (featuring Totó la Momposina, Susana Baca and Maria Rita)Record of the YearWon
"Latinoamérica"Song of the YearWon
Shakira's "Sale el Sol" (Composer) Album of the Year Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Album Won
"Calma Pueblo"Best Alternative SongWon
"Baile de los Pobres" (featuring Rafa Arcaute)Best Urban SongWon
"Vamo' a Portarnos Mal"Best Tropical SongWon
Rafael Arcaute and Calle 13Producer of the YearWon
"Calma Pueblo"Best Short Form Music VideoWon
2014Multi ViralBest Urban Music AlbumWon
"Respira el Momento"Record of the YearNominated
"Ojos Color Sol" (feat Silvio Rodríguez)Song of the YearNominated
"El Aguante"Best Alternative SongWon
"Adentro"Best Urban SongNominated
"Cuando los Pies Besan el Piso"Best Urban Contemporary AlbumNominated
"Adentro"Best Urban PerformanceNominated
"Adentro"Best Short Form Music VideoNominated
2015"Ojos Color Sol" (feat Silvio Rodríguez)Best Short Form Music VideoWon
"Así de Grandes Son las Ideas"Best Short Form Music VideoNominated
2017VisitanteProducer of the YearWon[11]

Billboard Latin Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007Calle 13 Best Reggaeton AlbumWon
2009"No Hay Nadie Como Tu"Hot Latin Song of the Year Vocal Duet or CollaborationWon

Lo Nuestro Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008"Pa'l Norte"Video of the YearWon
2009"Un Beso de Desayuno"Video of the YearWon
2010"No Hay Nadie Como Tu"Collaboration of the YearWon

Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006Calle 13Promising ArtistWon
2007Calle 13Best Urban ArtistWon
2009Calle 13Best Urban ArtistWon

Instituto Cubano de la Música

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010Calle 13Premio Internacional CubadiscoWon

Ateneo Puertorriqueño

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011Calle 13Medalla Ramón Emeterio BetancesWon

References

  1. imdb
  2. LT25 Radio San Nicolás (20 January 2012). "Manu Chao y René Pérez manifestaron su apoyo a Famatina". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. Calderón, Esther L. (November 12, 2011). "Por qué nos gusta René de 'Calle 13'". Divinity. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  4. Divinity.es (12 November 2011). "Por qué nos gusta René de 'Calle 13'". Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  5. Birchmeier, Jason. "Calle 13 Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  6. Rohter, Larry (2010-04-18). "Continuing Days of Independence for Calle 13". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  7. Morales, Ed (2009-08-02). "Calle 13, in search of the real Latin America". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  8. Acuña, Carlos (20 April 2014). "Me Llaman el Incongruente". Emeequis (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  9. Rivera, Enrique. "Calle 13 Invites Fans To Embrace The Ugly". National Public Radio. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  10. Informador (10 November 2011). "Calle 13 hace historia en los Grammy Latinos". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  11. Ceccarini, Viola Manuela (20 November 2017). "The 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards in Las Vegas". Livein Style. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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