In the streets of the Dominican Republic there is a young talent in the world of music who is dedicated to the sale of bananas and dreams of being a great artist, he is living in the community of “Los Tocones”, a town in the province of Distrito Nacional located in the Dominican Republic, where the townspeople have been very supportive to date with the dream of being a famous Dominican singer, representing their country.
The artist’s name is Emmanuel Fernández, known as “El Viejete sin Bastón”
A nickname that was given to him by the inhabitants of his neighborhood since he was a child around 5 and 6 years of age, since at an early age he was some gray hair, then his nickname of “Viejete” came from them and “Sin Bastón” for being a very young person.
His passion for music started from a very young age with a born talent…. During the interview he tells us that… “I can’t listen to music, I live it… typical merengue, bachata, in general that I like music”. In his family he is the oldest of 4 siblings and with only 25 years he has already been in the world of music for 13 years, with a desire to conquer a place in the world of music in the Dominican Republic and around the world; He also has the dream of achieving these goals to improve and change his quality of life and give his mother what she deserves so much, which is “a country house.”
Life is very hard, so many choose to carry out their dreams or goals to carry out different jobs, in this case the singer “El Viejete sin Bastón” mentions us, who is dedicated not only to his music, but also to the sale of bananas and in times of difficulty he helps to sell fruits and vegetables with which he helps to support his family and what is left over from his extra work he invests in his life project which is “La Música”.
Despite the fact that his music is “Dembow”, he affirms that he has added new colors with a combination of sounds, which make his music very contagious, thus becoming a new and refreshing genre for everyone who hears it.
Currently he has the illusion that in the future he would like to record with the “Complete Genre” and 3 other artists which are “Chimbala”, “Don Miguelo” and “Bulin 47”; However, at present it has a song that is being positioned in all the networks called “SACO E ‘SAL”. It is a song that has received great support, becoming a new and interesting topic in the cyber world that is viewed by everyone world.
One of the questions that was asked to “El Viejete sin Bastón” was:
What message do you have for young people who have been left behind and are not following their dreams?
“Do not let them keep working, life takes many turns … like me, who sell bananas for the maintenance of my family what I have left over contributes to his music since I want to make my dream come true”
In a few words, do not limit the conditions in which you find yourself, life is a path of many possibilities that you have to know how to take advantage of what you have.
If you want to contact him or know more about him, you can follow him through:
- Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvm6HgsOyRicHnX35jrEFBQ
- Facebook and Instagram: @elviejeteoficial
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: + 1-809-484-2981
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