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When I heard this group for the first time, I was intrigued and surprised at how many Hispanic teens listened to this amazing duo. At that point, I made it a mission to do more research on them. As I learned more about them, I became fascinated with them and all their accomplishments. When I decided to interview Akwid, I really did not know what to expect. They were definitely a “different” type of genre from what I was used to. But I’m glad that I interviewed them.
The name Akwid is actually a play on words. Sergio aka “AK” and Francisco aka “Wikid” are brothers that made up the name by combining their nicknames. Sergio Gomez was personable, entertaining, and a pleasure to talk to. He showed me how much passion he has for what he and his brother, Francisco Gomez, do. The love and passion they have for their music is to be admired. You don’t find that around anymore.
Conexiones Latino: So I have to ask, how old are you both?Sergio Gomez: (Laughs) We have never, professionally, disclosed our ages. But I can say that we have been making music for about 19 to 20 years.
CL: From what I learned about you guys, you were nominated for a Grammy on your first Album, right?SG: That was our first Spanish album ever and the first songs we did on there were originally written in English, then we made the translation to Spanish. There is one prior album as Akwid in English and it's the only existing album done in English by Akwid. But, yes, that first Spanish album did very well for us from the Billboards, to the Grammy’s, to Premio’s lo Nuestro, to Premio’s Juventud and it took us internationally, all the way to Japan. We just got back from Colombia and we have done Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico (of course), and we are on our way to Ecuador in a few weeks.
CL: Wow, that is really impressive – it’s awesome knowing I am talking to an international superstar. What influenced you to start doing this type of music or genre?SG: I really don’t think that there was any particular thing that influenced us to decide, “Hey, we wanna do this”. It was more like, culturally influenced. We grew up in South Central, Los Angeles and the out-skirts of downtown Los Angeles and the Pico Union Area, so it was part of our upbringing and our culture with our friends in the streets. It wasn’t like nowadays you hear a lot of kids that say, “I know I wanna be a rapper when I grow up” and they think it’s going to be an overnight success. But it really isn’t something we were looking for, we just had a passion for making our music and recording ourselves. That was pretty much it and things just took off on its own.
CL: Now did you guys have a lot of discrimination or challenges as you went into the music industry?SG: Not at all - Music, I feel, is never discriminatively challenging. Artistically it is challenging if you look at it that way. We never really considered this as a job, it was more of a hobby for us. So the challenge for us was getting better at production and writing. We did mimic a lot of artists in the beginning, but we were very fortunate to develop a style of our own, which identifies us as who we are and what we do now. I think we enjoyed it so much that it never felt really challenging for us.
CL: How do you classify your music? The reason I ask is because when I hear your music, I hear a little bit of Norteño, Conjunto, and a Spanish/Mexican beat in the background of your music.SG: Our music is original Mexican Music put together with Hip-Hop and that is where our musical talents come in. We are able to bring together two genres without destroying one or the other. At one time it was categorized as urban regional, but to us it is more Hip-Hop because the music in the Hip-Hop culture pretty much speaks about what you can do for yourself with very little in the streets. So it is a form of creativity and poetry over Hip-Hop beats. Although, professionally and when people need to put a brand on it, they call it Urban Regional.
CL: After growing up in South Central, L.A., how do you guys feel about being Role models for the younger generation?SG: It was really something that has fallen upon us, because we came from the streets ourselves. We still maintain close relationships with the people we grew up with and we are very family-oriented, so we never lost who we really are or our roots of where we come from. We never act like a superstar toward anyone. But being in the “frontline” and being able to speak to people through your music is very gratifying. It is really hard to explain or to put into words what we have accomplished and how people are looking up to us. It is really cool.
CL: Do you guys still get excited when you get up on stage, knowing that all these people are there to see you?SG: Every single time, it never goes away.
CL: Do you guys write your own music?SG: Yes we do; we direct and edit our own music videos, we’re all in-house. (Laughs) My brother and I share a lot of talent together.
CL: Do you play any musical instruments?SG: Very little, nothing professional. We didn’t take any music classes, so everything we do is by ear, which is a little more difficult, but it’s more open to what we can do with music.
CL: Now the new CD you have coming out has, “Payaso de Ojos Tristes, is that right?SG: Yes, that is the single off an upcoming album that’s releasing in July.
CL: As I am looking at the “Tiendita” site, I see a picture of payasos (clowns) is that you and your brother?SG: Yes.
CL: What made you guys want to take on the masked man look?SG: Well, on the production side we had to come up with something that was a little more creative and different from what is already out there. The music video had to be something different, I mean, everyone can go out and get the girls and the cars, but we wanted something that had a different concept. Every time we do something with our music we always challenge ourselves. The clown make- up went really well with the concept of the song and it was challenging to pull it off without making it look cheesy (laughs).
CL: Are you seeing your followers or fans as a younger or older generation?SG: When Akwid made its debut in early 2000, we figured all of our following had grown up with us, but what ended up happening is that our music regenerated itself with a younger generation again. We have a demographic following of young kids, grown-ups that grew up with us, and new fans, which is very gratifying. To stand the test of time is a very hard thing for an artist and to know that people are still there, as well as new ones is surprising for us. But it is even more surprising to see how many kids are there to see us at our shows.
CL: Seeing as every state is different, do they play your music on the radio in California?SG: No. That is one thing we have been combating and it has always worked against us our whole careers. We are considered to be “underground”, so people either know who Akwid is by word of mouth or they don’t because we are not on the radio.
CL: Well, I don’t think that is fair to you guys because your music is really good. You do not focus on the gang violence or cussing or even the vulgar innuendoes and that is what needs to be played on the radio. SG: I think our reasoning there is precisely speaking on “real life” experiences without focusing on the worst. As they say, “we are keeping it real”. We really base all our music on our own life experiences.
CL: That was my next question. You guys basically make albums on your own biography, right? SG: Yes, exactly. We have been able to take our experiences of being brought from Mexico to living here and what we have been through culturally. Everything is done on our personal lives, when we do a happy song we do it based on a personal experience or if it’s a real sad song we are really careful about how we write and express ourselves through that because we know it’s on our own lives. We try to communicate the right message in a good way, a way that is not disrespectful or having to curse every other word.
CL: What would you say to a Hispanic youth that wasn’t born here and feels like they have nothing in their life that could help them financially other than selling drugs or joining a gang?SG: I would say that nothing in this world is easy, even if they think that it’s easy to sit back and take an easy road or easy way out. It all depends on the individual, you know it all depends on what you want to do and what you want to accomplish. We grew up around gangs, drugs and everything else, but we were very decisive on what we wanted to do and how we wanted to grow up. If there is anything I am proud of, it’s being able to say, especially to my own kids, that I did what I wanted to do. To me the excuse of “there is nothing else for me” is a lame excuse because I came here from a ranch in Mexico and we came from dirt nothing, without two dimes to rub together and growing up in South Central, Los Angeles is not a promising future, but we made it. Our parents were always working and then they separated, so we were raised by my mom basically and believe it or not, I got my Electronics Engineering Degree. My brother and I are very artistic, we can paint, airbrush, watercolor, sketch and produce our music videos. So you see, this is something we “chose” to learn for ourselves and eliminate any excuse of “this is why I do what I do”. But to each their own, I think it just depends on how strong an individual you really are.
CL: Inspiring words from an amazing group of guys that “made it”, so what are the future plans for Akwid?SG: We are due to release our next album in July, it’s called, “Revolver” and this has turned out to be one of the best productions we have done. We are now working on helping other artists in the development stages and we are getting more into the production part of the music videos. Who knows, we might even end up in films (laughs). We have accomplished being on the soundtrack of a few movies and that has been really great, so we are looking at continuing to do what we are doing and looking positive and optimistic all the time. You know, good things will happen.
CL: What words of encouragement or advice would you tell someone who wanted to follow and reach their dreams?SG: Wow, if you feel your working hard then work twice as hard. But first you must pick something you are going to enjoy doing so that it doesn’t feel like work. A great example of what I mean is the first time we were getting paid for an event, we were so stoked about being in the event we just did that we almost left without getting paid, and we forgot we were getting paid because we loved it so much. This was the first Akwid debut in front of about 30,000 people in a park in Los Angeles, “Lincoln Park”, which was an event for a radio station called, “La Que Buena” radio station and we were like, “Wow, Unbelievable”. As we were leaving they catch up to us and we tell them, “We’re done thank you very much”, and they told us. “We haven’t paid you, hold on (laughs).”
CL: Is there anything else you would like to share with your fans or the general public?SG: I just want to show appreciation for all the people that have been there since day one, as well as the new fans that have shown support. We have made it and we are still here thanks to them. Especially to people like you (Conexiones Latino) that go that extra mile to look for the artist that they would like to interview. This is our voice, so magazines like this and everything we do online is how people see us and know what we are up to, because like I said, we don’t exist on radio stations.
I concluded the interview by thanking him for his time and he informed me that Akwid would be in Austin on March 16, 2012. Conexiones Latino will make every attempt as well to be there to meet this fine duo. We are truly looking forward to that.
I have to admit, after talking with Sergio about Akwid, I really don’t understand why they are not on the radio; their music isn’t vulgar – it’s true to life. As a mother of three teenagers, I can see us all enjoying their music.
Although, Akwid is more toward the Hispanic urban regional genre, it is music that deserves to be appreciated. It has beats that will have you moving and lyrics that will have you thinking. They are a very talented duo and they do what they do for, “the love of the music”. Now, that is something to admire.
This was by far one of my favorite interviews and I believe that we’ll be hearing Akwid on the radion soon enough. Until then, you can download their first three albums on ITunes—that should definitely get you in gear for the next album that’s due out in July, I know I will.
- J.Rivera 3/2012
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Ingredient (English)6 tbls Oil4 lbs chicken Leg Quarters – w/skin on for best flavor 2 Diced Jalapeno Peppers for extra spice 1 Diced Medium Onion4 tbls Minced Garlic Cloves4 tsp. Chili Powder 1 tsp. Salt 30 ounces can tomatoes Diced Pinch of Oregano2 cups chicken bouillon (more if needed for flavor)2 tbls unsweetened cocoa- dissolved in 4 tbs. hot water Add 1 tbls of Granulated Sugar & 1 tsp Cinnamon1/2 lb assorted Chiles, seeded (guajillo, ancho, mulata, pasilla)
InstructionsBroil chicken until skin is crispy or Brown chicken on all sides in a pan on the stovetop. Mix the other ingredients in a saucepan on top of the stove. Pour over the chicken. Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes to an hour (until chicken is fully cooked). Uncover and let cook for another 1/2 hour- this will thicken the sauce. This is best when cooked long and slow and its even better the next day. Serve with Mexican Rice, Refried Beans and Flour Tortillas.
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Ingredientes (Español)6 cucharadas de aceite 4 lbs de pollo con piel para mejor sabor 2 cubitos Chiles Jalapeños para condimento extra Una media de cebolla picada 4 cucharadas ajo picada 4 cdta. Chile en polvo 1 cdta. sal 30 onzas de tomates cortados en cubitos Una pizca de orégano 2 tazas de caldo de pollo (más si es necesario para el sabor) 2 cucharadas cocoa sin azúcar-se disuelve en 4 cucharadas. agua caliente Añadir 1 cucharada de azúcar granulada y 1 cucharadita de canela 1/2 libra de chiles en variedad, sin semilla (guajillo, ancho, mulata, pasilla)
InstruccionesAsar el pollo hasta que la piel es crujiente o marrón por todos lados en una sartén sobre la estufa. Mezcle los demás ingredientes en una cacerola sobre la estufa. Vierta sobre el pollo. Calentar hasta que hierva, tapa, baja el fuego y cocine a fuego lento durante 40 minutos a una hora (hasta que el pollo esté completamente cocido). Destape y deja cocinar durante otra media hora. Esto es mejor cuando se cocinan largo y lento y su aún mejor al día siguiente. Sirva con arroz mexicano, frijoles refritos y tortillas de harina.
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