{"id":2696,"date":"2023-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2023-08-10T15:57:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:57:03","slug":"diego-sofar-cancun-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/diego-sofar-cancun-mexico","title":{"rendered":"Curator Mixtape: Meet Diego from Sofar Canc\u00fan, Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month\u2019s curator mixtape comes to us from Diego in the Caribbean paradise of Sofar Canc\u00fan, Mexico. When he\u2019s not rowing with friends or watching that stunning sunset, Diego\u2019s part of a team curating shows that highlight the music scene in Canc\u00fan, a city he\u2019s called home for more than a decade. Hear the new curator mixtape below, and learn a little more about Sofar Canc\u00fan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Do you have a creative outlet outside Sofar Canc\u00fan? If so, tell us about it.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I enjoy writing. I used to do it for several magazines in the U.S. and Venezuela (my native land), but I have stopped for a while. I guess I do it in a way with all the emails and WhatsApp messages that I send to our local artists and staff members.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>What drew you to curating shows?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just uniting people and giving back to this amazing and beautiful city. I want people and musicians living in Canc\u00fan to know and understand that we too can create a universally renowned music experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2697\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2697\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2697\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2697\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diego-at-Sofar-Cancun-photo-by-Mauricio-Munoz-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Diego at Sofar Cancu\u0301n, photo by Mauricio Mun\u0303oz\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diego-at-Sofar-Cancun-photo-by-Mauricio-Munoz-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=200&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diego-at-Sofar-Cancun-photo-by-Mauricio-Munoz-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diego-at-Sofar-Cancun-photo-by-Mauricio-Munoz-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=512&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diego-at-Sofar-Cancun-photo-by-Mauricio-Munoz-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diego-at-Sofar-Cancun-photo-by-Mauricio-Munoz-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1366&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diego-at-Sofar-Cancun-photo-by-Mauricio-Munoz-scaled.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diego at Sofar Cancu\u0301n, photo by Mauricio Mun\u0303oz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><b>What\u2019s your favorite thing to do in Canc\u00fan?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I adore rowing with my friends and seeing the sunrise in the middle of the Caribbean Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"L.A.N. - AMANTES | Sofar Cancun\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jBTeTbBxPUI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>Thoughts on a couple standout tracks?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h4><b>Dread Mar I | \u201cMi Amor\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has such a positive and hopeful message related to love. I love the instrument mix and the voice and I am in love with my girlfriend Irma right now and this song always reminds me how blessed I am.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Proyecto \u00c1guila | \u201cCada Vez Que Te Vas\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[This song] is a great example of the talent that these musicians currently living in Canc\u00fan have. They are a hidden gem and they deserve to be heard. They were part of our first Sofar in Canc\u00fan and have gone touring in Argentina since!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Sofar Curator Mixtape\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0lC0PXt0XQvGspRch83QIj?si=964d17e4f0eb408e&utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready to host a live music event? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/about\/curators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See details on how to get involved.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking to see a show in Sofar Canc\u00fan or near you? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover concerts near you.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Words by Sofar Editorial Team<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month\u2019s curator mixtape comes to us from Diego in the Caribbean paradise of Sofar Canc\u00fan, Mexico. When he\u2019s not rowing with friends or watching that stunning sunset, Diego\u2019s part of a team curating shows that highlight the music scene in Canc\u00fan, a city he\u2019s called home for more than a decade. 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