内容摘要：“Anything older than about 15,000 years still draws intense scrutiny,” said Richard Fariña, a paleontologist at the University of the Republic in Montevideo, Uruguay. “But really compelling evidence from more and more older sites keeps coming to light.”

“Anything older than about 15,000 years still draws intense scrutiny,” said Richard Fariña, a paleontologist at the University of the Republic in Montevideo, Uruguay. “But really compelling evidence from more and more older sites keeps coming to light.”

ALEJANDRO: I’m really happy. I think it’s a different stage of my career. More elevated as a music producer, writer, artist in general. I’ve also grown a lot as a person. I feel more mature in every part of my life. This feels like the whole experience of my career in one whole project.ALEJANDRO: Puerto Rico is in every part of the books, in history. We’re in every part of the world. You mentioned hip-hop, Puerto Ricans were involved in that as well. But before that, you see a salsa world

New York in the ‘70s was a lot of jazz, soul. It’s just a lot of music from New York and Puerto Ricans have always been there. Reggaeton comes from Carolina, Puerto Rico. It’s the birthplace. It’s special. I feel really proud to be a Puerto Rican.In this new era, I went to New York and found great inspiration for my music but kept my essence. I keep the island at the forefront of everything that I do. I’m thinking about what it means to be Puerto Rican, our culture.ALEJANDRO: Of course, definitely. Salsa was a world that I had yet to explore. When I’m doing new projects, I try to look back at what I’ve accomplished and what I have yet to do. I try to analyze my whole career and see what’s going to be next with Rauw, what’s going to be new; I take my time at the studio, at home, studying, analyzing.

This project has a lot of salsa influence, a lot of African influence. I’m using the live instruments (for) the first time. Instruments traditional to Puerto Rico like the cuatro, puertorriqueño guitar, maraca, el guiro, la conga, all mixed with the digital sounds. And, you know, it sounds fresh. It sounds rich and perfect for dancing.ALEJANDRO: We started working in New York and we finished in Paris. We have a few other records at the studio, but “Committed,” this song is really special. He was the one that wrote that, the hook. And he was like, “Rauw, you have to sing it in English.” And I was like, “I’ve never done this before. It’s new.” It was challenge for me, you know, singing a whole hook in English. I told him, “OK, but I’ll do the verse in Spanish.” I like to write my own verses and wanted to make it my own. We fused our ideas together.

He understood the whole concept of the project. He’s a legend, a mentor. You’re going to hear more music from Pharrell and Rauw.

ALEJANDRO: I always liked the classic stuff, and being really elegant, since I was a kid. I always like to be in a suit and tie. I found excuses to be really dressed up. And I think this character borrows that from Rauw Alejandro. I’m 31. I feel like a young spirt with an old soul, living in New York, the city’s vibes, the musical influence of the ‘60s, the long coats ... the swag of Puerto Rico. I can’t deny it. I think the way that you dress is the way you express yourself and your art.“It was the hardest decision in my life to leave my village. My soul is still here,” he said. But he also acknowledged he was thinking less and less of returning as “urban life has possessed and softened me.”

“On practical terms also, Kharnakling has better food and health facilities. Weather is not as harsh,” he said.Follow Aijaz Hussain on Twitter at twitter.com/hussain_aijaz

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