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Artist
DJ Raff
12+ albums
electronicchilenochileHip-Hopbreakbeat
about
DJ Raff was for a time one of the most important collaborators and advisors on the Chilean hip-hop circuit. But his decision to stand up for his own work led him not only to electronic composition as such, but also to a fabulous international projection. Raff (Rafael Pérez) founded the group Frecuencia Rebelde in 1992, and was a member of the band La Pozze Latina for two years. After a long time working in partnership with Solo di Medina, he took his first major solo step when he released his first album at the end of 2006. Since then, his work has expanded abroad with residencies for years in Barcelona and London. "Half machine, half man" is how Raff chooses to define his compositions. The initial references of this musician and producer who prefers to define himself as "a DJ and beatmaker" coincide with those of other Chilean hip-hop artists of his generation: the film Beat Street, breakdancing, and the records of American bands such as Beastie Boys, N.W.A. and Public Enemy. It was precisely a T-shirt of the latter group that got him talking to a schoolmate of his, Francisco Libuy, with whom he formed La Frecuencia Rebelde in 1992. Together they learned to work their first bases; first, with just a double cassette player and an old turntable. They recorded an independent demo (Peor que animales, 1993) and took their band to a well-publicised debut, with the album La Frecuencia Rebelde (1999), which Raff produced in its entirety. Curiosity has been a fundamental guide to
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