푸에르토리코에서의 아이든의 레게톤 여행

### 푸에르토리코 산후안에서 즐기는 에이든의 레게톤 여행
* 🎶 도미니카공화국 출신의 레게톤 아티스트 에이든이 자신의 뿌리와 연결되고 레게톤 문화를 탐험하기 위해 **산후안으로 떠납니다.**
* 🏨 그는 **알로프트 호텔에 머물며 친절한 직원과 음악적인 분위기**에 깊은 인상을 받았습니다.
* 👪 에이든은 푸에르토리코 가족과 재회하여 **비안다에서 식사**를 나누며 음악, 목표, 꿈에 대해 이야기합니다.
* 🏖 ️ 가족과 함께 에스카브론 해변을 방문해 **자연의 아름다움을 즐기며 소속감**을 느낍니다.
* 🎵 에이든은 현지 아티스트 알레한드로의 안내로 산후안 곳곳을 돌아다니며 **라 페를라를 방문**하고 활기찬 음악 현장을 경험합니다.
* ☕ 그들은 돈 루이즈에 들러 커피를 마시며 **푸에르토리코 문화에서 커피의 중요성**에 대해 이야기합니다.
* 🎤 이 여정은 에이든이 현지 뮤지션과 협업하여 음악을 만드는 **산후안 사운드에서 잼 세션**으로 마무리됩니다.
* ❤ Ayden은 이번 여행을 되돌아보며 **음악과 더욱 가까워지고 영감을 받았다고 느낍니다.**

레게톤 아티스트인 에이든은 자신의 뿌리, 가족, 레게톤 문화와 소통하며 영감과 소속감을 찾기 위해 산후안을 방문합니다.

(upbeat reggae music) Ayden: I'm Ayden, and I'm a reggaeton artist. I traveled to San Juan to visit my family, to see the city, and ride with the people who love reggaeton as much as I do. This is my journey. (upbeat reggae music) Ayden: I am from the Dominican Republic. I live in the Bronx, New York. My reggaeton career really started when I was a kid. I would just be influenced by sounds of the Bronx and the sound of Puerto Rico. When I heard it for the first time, it was like, Wow, a music that was created for me. And then I had the opportunity to start creating my own music, which eventually took me on a world tour. (crowd cheering) To create more music before I head back in the studio, I had to come to the motherland of reggaeton. (upbeat music) My sister came with me on this trip.

Ayden: My sister's like my best friend. She's a fellow artist, so she wanted to be here to support me. And that's what we do. We love each other, we're family. 
Clerk: Hi. Welcome to Aloft. 
Ayden: As soon as I checked into Aloft, the people are so beautiful and friendly here, music is everywhere, and then when I go upstairs, I'm at peace. It's been a great experience for me. I love it here. 
Clerk: Have a nice day. (upbeat music continues) (vocalist sings in foreign language) 
Ayden: My family in Puerto Rico, I haven't seen them in so long. 
Various Voices: Hey, hey. 
Ayden: I have uncles here. I have cousins here. (upbeat music) 
Ayden: It's a big family reunion with some good food, lots of hugs. It's beautiful. We're gonna have a good time.

Francis Guzmán: Welcome to Vianda. I'm Chef Francis. Thank you for being here. 
Family: Gracias. 
Francis: Please enjoy. 
Family: Thank you. 
Francis: Thank you. 
Ayden: Food is so important to family. We sit in the kitchen and, while Mom is cooking, we're talking about music and goals and dreams. That's how we communicate. That's how we show love to each other. (upbeat music) 
Ayden: My family and I went to Vianda. The food was amazing. It's farm to table, so we got to taste Puerto Rican to the core. (Katherine laughing) (family chattering) 
Katherine: Thank you so much for treating us. 
Ayden: You're welcome. 
Katherine: What are you gonna do tomorrow? 
Ayden: I think I wanna go head out with Alejandro. 
Katherine: Okay. 
Ayden: We're gonna go see Old San Juan and just vibe out.

Get some reggaeton vibes going. Katherine: Oh, okay. Francis: Thank you so much, guys. It's been a pleasure to have you here. Ayden: Thank you, Chef. We really appreciate it. We really experienced some good cuisine here in Puerto Rico. (upbeat music) (wind rustling) (uplifting music) Ayden: Escambron was beautiful. The beach, the palm trees, and the sand. It's an opportunity to really experience nature here with the family, just has been amazing for me. I felt like I belong here. Ayden: Bro. Alejandro: Yo. Ayden: What up, man? (Alejandro speaks in foreign language) Ayden: Yo, thank you for having me. Alejandro: Welcome to PR. Ayden: Thank you, thank you, thank you. You know I had to pull up to La Perla. Alejandro: Yeah. Alejandro: Probably the most important places

in Puerto Rico. Ayden: Yeah? Alejandro: Yeah. Ayden: Alejandro is a local
artist here from Puerto Rico. Somebody who is super
talented, super dope, and I knew that he would
put me onto the vibe and show me what Puerto Rico had to offer. Alejandro: La Perla really
represent like the struggle and the real people of Puerto Rico. They come at night, like, hang out, hear the
music, meet the people. Represents like the reggaeton culture. Ayden: Being in La Perla, I think, tells a story of reggaeton, right? It tells a story of adversity. It tells a story of people
who want to overcome. It's definitely somewhere
that I feel inspired and want to come back to. (upbeat music) Ayden: This is Old San Juan? Alejandro: Yeah, bro. Ayden: Walking around San
Juan for the first time,

I really felt that connection. I could see why the
artists are so inspired. There's so much color everywhere, but then there's so much
history there as well. It's just easy to write a song, right? Alejandro: This is like
a safe place for music. Like, you can hear salsa,
you can hear reggaeton. Ayden: Y'all come out
here, play reggaeton, you write, you record. Alejandro: Yeah, just bring songs to you. Ayden: You eat good, you feel good. Alejandro: You eat good. Ayden: You know that food is important. Alejandro: The most important.
Ayden: Yeah. (upbeat music continues) Ayden: After all that
walking around we did, Alejandro took me to Don
Ruiz for some coffee. Alejandro: Yeah, bro, you gotta put me on. What do you think? Barista: What would you like?

Alejandro: I'm getting an iced coffee for me. Barista: Iced coffee? Alejandro: Yeah. Barista: Okay. Ayden: I think I'm gonna do the same. Don Ruiz is one of the leading coffee roasters in San Juan, so you already know it's dope. (vocalist singing in foreign language) Ayden: Coffee is so important to Puerto Rico. I mean, they once called it the coffee of popes and kings. So, you know, it's deeply woven into the history and culture and the hearts of San Juan's locals. Alejandro: It feels like home, even as your first love. Ayden: It feels like home. Yeah, absolutely. It's like, you know, PR, DR... Alejandro: They family. Ayden: Familia. (vocalist singing in foreign language) Ayden: Alejandro surprised me with a little jam session we did. San Juan Sound, it's like a dream studio.

Various voices: Hello, hi. 
Ayden: How you doing? 
Musician: Nice to meet you. 
Ayden: Being able to play with local musicians was a gift for me. And they captured that vibe, that essence, that feel. 
Ayden: Bro what's up? What you want to do? 
Alejandro: I was thinking we should do (speaks in foreign language). That's my favorite one, you know? 
Ayden: Okay, okay, okay. (speaks in foreign language), do you know it a little bit? 
Musician: ♪ Mm ♪ 
Alejandro: Give me this chord. (gentle music) 
(Ayden singing in foreign language) 
Ayden: Yeah. And we could get a little light drums. They're super talented, and they were able to pick it up really quickly, and I think it's just also that connection, right? So they kind of know and live reggaeton. So let's drop this track, come on.

(upbeat reggae music) (Ayden and Alejandro singing in foreign language) Ayden: We didn't even have to talk much. We talk through the art. (duo singing in foreign language) Ayden: It's definitely
a full-circle moment coming to San Juan and San Juan Sound and performing with some
of the local artists here. Performing in here
definitely felt different than doing it anywhere else. (duo singing in foreign language) (Ayden singing in foreign language) Alejandro: Yes, sir. Various voices: Nice.
Woo! Ayden: Thank you so much, man. Musician: For real. Musician: Come on, thank you. Ayden: I appreciate you so much. Alejandro: Bro, appreciate it for real. Ayden: Thank you for showing me around. Thank you for showing me San Juan, connecting me to the roots of reggaeton. Alejandro: You're welcome any time.

Ayden: Yeah. (upbeat music) 
Katherine: Hi. 
Ayden: How you doing? 
Katherine: Good. How are you? 
Ayden: Good, good. How was your day? 
Katherine: Good. 
Ayden: What are you having? 
Katherine: I'm having a Boombox. You should get one. 
Ayden: Oh, you're getting a literal boombox. 
Katherine: Yeah, it's so cute, right? 
Ayden: Copy. Nice. Can I get the same thing please? Thank you. Cheers to Puerto Rico. 
Katherine: Cheers to Puerto Rico. 
Ayden: As soon as I landed in Puerto Rico, I felt a deep connection. When we went to La Perla, it felt like I was home. I definitely feel more connected to what I'm doing. And seeing my family, for me, is a gift. It's just another add-on to the trip. It's hard not to be happy here.

it's hard not to experience
the music and enjoy, and I feel more inspired than ever. (upbeat music)

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에이든의 여정: 산후안에서 레게톤의 뿌리와 연결하기

브롱크스 출신의 레게톤 아티스트 에이든은 음악적 영향을 받은 가족과 소통하기 위해 레게톤의 본고장 산후안을 방문합니다.

그는 알로프트의 따뜻한 환대를 즐기고 맛있는 음식과 함께 가족 모임에 빠져들며 가족 간의 소통에서 음악이 얼마나 중요한지 경험합니다.

또한 에이든은 비안다에서 현지 요리를 맛보고 올드 산후안을 방문해 문화를 더 깊이 이해할 계획입니다.

푸에르토리코의 레게톤 문화 탐험하기

에이든은 푸에르토리코에서 가족과 함께 자연을 체험할 수 있는 기회와 에스카브론의 아름다움에 감사를 표합니다.

그는 현지 예술가 알레한드로와 함께 라 페를라를 방문하여 레게톤 문화와 주민들의 회복력을 표현하는 데 있어 이 지역의 중요성을 설명합니다.

에이든은 역경에서 영감을 받아 다시 이 지역으로 돌아오고 싶어 합니다.

산후안에서 음악과 커피의 중요성

음악은 산후안의 중심적인 영감으로, 예술가들이 이 도시의 활기찬 역사에서 영감을 얻고 창작할 수 있는 안전한 장소를 제공합니다.

특히 돈 루이즈의 커피는 문화에 깊이 뿌리내리고 있으며 현지인들에게 일상 생활의 중요한 부분으로 여겨지고 있습니다.

산후안의 음악계와 커피 문화는 이 도시의 풍부한 문화유산뿐만 아니라 고향과 가족에 대한 감각에도 기여하고 있습니다.

산후안의 현지 뮤지션과 협업하기

산후안에서 현지 뮤지션들과 함께 연주한 에이든의 경험은 레게톤의 정수를 담아낸 선물과도 같았습니다.

아티스트들 간의 원활한 소통과 이해 덕분에 쉽고 강력한 협업이 가능했습니다.

산후안에서의 공연 경험은 아이든에게 특별한 의미가 있었으며, 레게톤의 뿌리에 대한 깊은 연결과 완벽한 순간을 선사했습니다.

푸에르토리코와 영감에 대한 이야기

에이든과 캐서린이 붐박스 음료를 마시며 푸에르토리코와의 유대감에 대해 이야기합니다.

에이든은 특히 음악을 경험하고 가족과 함께 있을 때 영감을 받고 집처럼 편안함을 느낀다며 장소와의 깊은 유대감을 표현합니다.