Lester Rey

life is good corillo ☀️🇵🇷

capicú at the domino table.
music playing.
people dancing.
friends laughing.
Chicago showing love before I head back to the island tomorrow morning.

last week the Juke It video dropped.
this week shouted me out 🥹
still processing that one fr.

today I’m spending my last day in the city dropping off CDs around town before bringing a stack back to Puerto Rico conmigo ✈️💿

the comments and shares here mean a lot…
but if you really wanna support independent art right now:
watch the video on YouTube
leave a comment there
send it to somebody
run it back loud

from the basement to the batey.
ya tu sabe.

Juke It out now

tomorrow, the world of Juke It expands.

recorded and produced in san antonio by chicago-born & raised producer , elevated by a bassline from chicago grammy-winning bassist , finalized while i was living in puerto rico, filmed across the island, and performed for the first time since its release live in chicago in front of a sold out crowd opening for … Juke It has truly become a bridge between places, sounds, and people.

from footwork to bomba.
from the basement to el yunque.
de aquí y de allá.

performing Juke It live for the first time in front of a sold out crowd was a moment i’ll never forget. thank you to everyone who showed up early, danced, sang, and gave this song life beyond the speakers.

and thank you to everyone who subscribed and received the early link yesterday 🫶🏽

tomorrow i need everyone tapped in.

director (Daniel Delgado) brought together an incredible cast of boricua artists and visionaries from the island to help bring this sonic landscape to life in a way that feels emotional, ancestral, futuristic, and real all at once.

if you haven’t already, subscribe to the youtube channel and step into this world with us.

this is the bridge.

📸

last night was one of those moments you feel while you’re in it… and understand even more after it’s over.

chicago llego temprano. packed the room. sang every word of pena like it belonged to them.
from bomba to footwork… from the basement to the batey… it all lived on one stage.

we moved through timelines…
amigo ➡️ santuario ➡️ pena ➡️ juke it
bomba, footwork, dancers, drummers…different branches of the same tree.

thank you to everyone who brought this to life:
on cuatro ( )+ vocals ( )
on drums
on bomba ( )
holding it down
my wife on vocals
and every single person in that room who gave energy back

and love to …beautiful to see your growth and to have chicago be part of that story early on.

moments like this remind me… through all the ups and downs…
this is the path.

chicago is home.
puerto rico shapes who i am.

and this… this is the bridge.

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juke it is out…

but this is a doorway you won’t find everywhere

today is bandcamp friday
may 1st — a day rooted in honoring worker’s rights.

which means that till the end of the day everything goes directly to the artist

no middlemen
no algorithms deciding what’s worth something

just real support

I just uploaded juke it + pieces of the archive
songs that live between eras
chicago → puerto rico → everything in between

this isn’t just about one song
it’s about access to the legacy…
and the ability to keep building what comes next

if you’ve ever wanted to support directly
this is the moment

🔗 link in bio

see you sunday chicago 🇵🇷
📸 .pebble

what happens when the basement meets the batey

Chicago footwork. Puerto Rican bomba.
cuatro, congas, salsa, house… all in one body

with some heavy hitters de la cuidad joining me!
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from on cuatro
on drums (caught him between tours 🔥🥁🔥)
and Sage from on vocals
and so many fun surprises, dancers, etc todo pa la cultura diaspora y de 🇵🇷

opening for at this Sunday
doors 6:30 — I’m on at 7

Juke It out now
this is the bridge 🐎

“I made this song with Moon so you could juke it on the floor. Leave your stress at home” — and move 🎶

different paths, same trot in our step 🐎

two Chicago kids bringing the Caribbean into the basement parties we grew up in 🇵🇷🇯🇲

Juke It - out now 📻
Produced by (aka Pony Tony 😜 slide 2 🐎)