Soundwaves at the Bandshell

(upbeat jazz music) - [Narrator] This program is brought to you in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

- Hi, I'm Cuci Amador.

welcome to Sound Waves at the Bandshell, the music show where we'll highlight some of the most talented and groundbreaking artists from around the world right here at the Iconic Miami Beach Bandshell.

(upbeat tropical music) First up, we have a Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated band that's been electrifying crowds with their unique blend of reggae, funk, Cumbia, salsa and rock.

With musical roots hailing from Colombia and Vermont, they've got a very pretty different sound, okay?

That they describe as that island swing.

Are you ready?

Because I'm ready.

Let's get ready to dance with Locos Por Juana.

- And let's do this.

(upbeat tropical music) (speaking foreign language) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) - Everybody make some noise, sing it!

(singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (singing in Spanish) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (crowd cheering) (speaking in Spanish) (subtle tropical music) (speaking in Spanish) (speaking in Spanish) (upbeat tropical music) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (upbeat tropical music) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) - [Itawe] My story is like, my father is a musician, you know, so music was always part of, of my life.

When I was in high school and I went to see a band live, you know, just a band from the city.

Nothing big, nothing crazy and I remember looking at the band and looking at the front man, and, and something clicked in my mind, man, something, something specifically clicked and say, you know, this is what I want to do.

- [Mark] I think I was like nine years old and I found a record of Pink Floyd and I, I had no idea what it was except that I was like, wow, this is so cool and I put it on and I was like, scared, but I was also like, this is amazing, I want to do this.

Yeah, blown away.

- [Itawe] From that moment, we just started creating the band as it is.

I remember Locus Por Juana practiced for almost three years without a gig.

It was just creating.

We used to have this place that we used to go and rehearse every night and then one of those rehearsals, Mark came, you know?

He came to the rehearse because it was like a hangout party, like party, eh, we would just have couple beers in there and, and we would rehearse and it was a great atmosphere, you know, in that time.

I remember I told Mark, "Hey, you wanna, you want play with us, man, you know?"

And right away he said, "Yes."

Everybody makes some noise!

We always said that we were the sound of the immigrant in every part of the world, you know?

It's like a drinking a cafecito from Colombia, or a mate from Argentina, it's tradition.

We gonna make you dance, we gonna make you say We would just have that natural.

I went and added some salsa vibes, but I also like reggae, so my voice is between salsa and reggae and then Mark has that rock, like rock alternative vibe and he input that, then we have all the guys in the band that kind of input a little bit something from their country and that's who we are.

When we were naming the band, everybody say the name and I, I say "Locos Por Juana" and everybody laughed and the whole smiles were in the room were it's because that was who we were meant to be.

So magic, when you see magic, you feel it and, and, and now that years has passed by and we know how many energies and how many people we touch with our music, I smile every time I hear the name of Locos, so yeah man, I'm crazy every day for Locos.

(speaking in Spanish) (speaking in Spanish) - I love you, babe, thank you so much.

(speaking in Spanish) (drums tapping) - This is for you.

Yeah.

(upbeat tropical music) (speaking in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) - Thank you baby!

(subtle tropical music) (subtle tropical music) (subtle tropical music) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (vocalizing) (subtle tropical music) (shouting in Spanish) (subtle tropical music) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh - Yeah!

(crowd cheering) Yes.

(subtle guitar music) - Now let's switch gears with our next artist.

She's a South Florida singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist that's fused the musical influences from her Belizean and Haitian culture to create a hybrid sound that's all her own.

We welcome to the Bandshell stage, Kaylan Arnold.

See, I did this too myself, I swear And now I'm wondering where you went It's been hard to talk these days And I've been standing in the rain Rain And I've been holding on Ain't been the same since you've been gone Say, where did we go wrong Guess I got lost in the on and us I'm sorry, I mean it And I miss the way we used to be Back before we went to war Before I had my foot in all these different doors Before the blessings and the enemies Good Lord, you were the one that I would call But you're nothing but a memory now Feeling like God must have sent you down To mess my life up And get it together at the same time somehow And I did this to myself, I swear And now I'm wondering where you went It's been hard to talk these days And I've been standing in the rain (crowd cheering) (subtle guitar music) (vocalizing) You make my love come down - [Kaylan] In kindergarten, I had my first solo recital.

It was a Christmas recital and I sang this song called "The Best Gift of All" that my kindergarten piano teacher had written for our recital.

Yet the best gift of all is a gift from the Lord - [Kaylan] I was only black kid in the class.

I was like one in maybe four African American children in our entire class.

I went to a little private school, so it was a big deal for her to select me to sing and ever since then, that's always what it's been.

It's never been a second thought.

It's always been just part of my body.

I know it's a new thread Ooh, to the verse - [Kaylan] And then I eventually obviously wanted to know how to play instruments 'cause I thought Alicia Keys was really cute.

I thought John Legend was really cute.

I thought it was really dope that they could play and sing at the same time, so I wanted to be like that and so they're probably two of my biggest inspirations and my favorite artists of all time is Amy Winehouse for sure.

I just don't wanna Never too much, never too much, never too much Never too much I know it feels like forever And it gets lonely for us But I believe you really matter So don't you - Help me out!

Most of my songs are written for myself to help myself feel better and I'm just, I'm a huge advocate for mental health, so I would say that's where the power comes from.

Say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Say I love myself - And the power is created and the power is like within me.

It's not really anything that I'm doing.

I kind of go somewhere else when I'm on stage, so my body's there, but my soul is elsewhere so.

(Kaylan vocalizing) - This next song is called Time.

It's off of my EP that just dropped called Re, Resurface.

Basically just talks about how important time is to us and how it's all we have and you never know what's gonna happen, so it's very important to live every day like it's your last and I apply that to my life, so here we go.

(subtle guitar music) Yeah, time is all we Time is all we Time is all we Time Ooh Yeah Time, time is all we got Don't go giving your time to just anyone, no Time, time ain't waiting up So whatever brings you down, you need to let it go, yeah 'Cause if it's meant for me, if it's meant to be I know that it'll be Now I'm in need of love, but that don't mean I need you Where are you mentally and what do you believe Looks can be deceiving Just wanna make sure that you're the one for me If you ain't, I'm not the type to trip about it If it ain't divine, I probably won't allow it Please don't waste my time 'Cause I could never get it back Then again, all we got, all we got is All we got, all we got, all we got is time Time Time Time is all we got Don't go giving your time to just anyone, no - Thank you.

(crowd cheering) (subtle piano music) I know it's a long way down I know it's a long time coming Yeah Wishing that we could go back in time Wishing that we could do something right Get a little lonely on this side from time to time But I'm all right Say I'm all right I just wanna be where you are Not worlds apart forever Where do I begin Said lovers turned to friends And friends turn into strangers - Am I lying?

Say, but I still see your shadow I'm trying not to dream about you This pill is hard to swallow I don't wanna be without you - Hey, I see you.

Uh, uh, yeah And I can't just go back and forget what we had And hard as I try, I'm no good at goodbyes Don't keep me guessing 'Cause I know that you don't wanna let it go So what are pretending for 'Cause I still see your shadow I'm trying not to dream about you Oh, this pill is hard to swallow I don't wanna be without you - Sandro, everybody, let's get it.

(upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) - [Kaylan] From Instagram, that's his name.

(upbeat jazz music) But I still see your shadow I'm trying not to dream This pill is hard to swallow But I don't wanna be Say I know it's a long way down I know it's a long time coming (subtle jazz music) (crowd cheering) (upbeat tropical music) - [Cuci] We had an amazing time.

I wanna thank our musical guests, Locos Por Juana, Kaylan Arnold and you for joining us on this musical ride.

I'm your host, Cuci Amador.

We'll see you next time on Sound Waves at the Bandshell.

(singing in Spanish) (singing in Spanish) - Help me out, Miami Beach.

Say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Say I love myself Say I love myself - I see you.

- [Narrator] This program was brought to you in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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