Creator to Creators S5 Ep 17 Fareed El Boricua Arabe

BiOInternational recording artist, Fareed El Boricua Arabe, presents his latest single for globalaudiences, “Una Noche Con Un Arabe.” The single is a reggaeton fusion with culturalundertones that speaks to Fareed’s multicultural upbringing and pure passion for music.“Una Noche Con Un Arabe” translates to “One Night with an Arab.” “It’s a sexy song about aguy approaching a girl in a club,” tells the singer of the song’s meaning. “It’s a love story, aforbidden love. Not a lot of people understand Islamic/Arabic culture. I wanted to do somethingthat would expose that culture. People are looking for escape in music. This is a simple lovesong in the post-pandemic world.”As a multicultural artist, Fareed has always “been somewhere in the middle.” The American-born performer was raised in New York to a Moroccan father and Puerto Rican mother. “Afteryears of doing different songs, this song came up. I almost didn’t record it, but my producersaid I had to—it could go global. It’s a topic not a lot of people understand in the non-Arabianworld.”Inspired by popular Latin songs like “Despacito,” Fareed fused elements of reggaeton withcultural concepts to create his single. He also recognizes the artists who have helped pave theway for independent artists to succeed. “Bad Bunny has opened the door that’s never beenopened for independent artists. And there’s nothing from New York that sounds like me. NotDaddy Yankee, not anyone. I’m New York-born, so hip hop is still my roots. I can do English andSpanish equally well.”Blending genres to perfect his signature sound, Fareed El Boricua Arabe draws from hip hop,reggaeton, freestyle, bachata, and EDM to create his music. Generally a rapper, Fareed turnedto his singing skills for this record. “My roots run deep in the hip-hop world and dance music,”shares the artist. “I also have love for the spoken word community. I’m trying to createsomething that represents me. I like to take genres and flip them in a way no one else does.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/creator-to-creators-with-meosha-bean--4460322/support.