Ovi He is one of the exponents of Cuban urban music who has stayed away from the cast and has opted for other genres and sounds that are better known internationally.
In a recent interview for Molusco TVthe artist explained why he does not sing cast like several of his countrymen who are even outside the island.
“If I were singing cubatón, you probably wouldn’t be sitting in a house like that, because It doesn’t make money, it doesn’t make anything.“There is no Spotify in Cuba, there is no YouTube, there are no numbers,” said the singer.
“There is an urban music from Cuba called distribution like dembow in the Dominican Republic, it is a more lively reggaeton, something like that, I even made one, a remix of a song called ‘Everything is OK’ with Ja Rulay and Fixty Ordara, who are some kids from Cuba who are breaking it. I just You can’t generate much from there because there isn’t much public.”, he added in the interview.
Ovi assured that he prefers to continue singing corridos: “Right now you go to Warner and they are not going to ask you for a distribution album, no one buys a distribution album. “My next album has to be nothing more than Mexican music.”
In the dialogue with Molusco TV also came to light the time he was imprisoned for aggravated assault with a weapon and then for domestic violence allegations, the latter of which were later dismissed; However, for Ovi this “bad streak” served to give a new direction to his life and her career.
Having his mother by his side has also been a great help: “Bringing my mother changed my life in every aspect.”
This week Ovi launched The asere of aseresa new album with 18 songs, including collaborations with Gente de Zona, Noriel, Harryson, Luar La L, Darell and Nacho.
