For Samurai Jay, his connection to Latin music began at home. He credits his mother with shaping his musical tastes from a young age.
Born and raised in Naples, Italy, the 27-year-old artist — whose name is Gennaro Amatore — vividly remembers dancing to Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” at age 8. Still, when it came time to pursue a music career of his own, he gravitated toward other genres before finding his way back to those influences.
“Here and there, I always made reggaetón songs or songs with the Latin vibe, but I never took that path seriously because I like to do everything,” explains Jay during an interview with Billboard from his home in southern Italy. “I come from metal music. I come from rock music. I [experimented] with every genre…literally.”
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