Growing up, singer Gabeu could never relate to the straight, heteronormative ballads around him. So on his 2021 debut album AGROPOC, he set out to change that by singing about finding queer love in the Brazil's largely conservative heartland.
In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, NPR Music is spotlighting a series of artists across Latin America who are engaging with their musical heritage in unique ways. From reworking conservative genres for new eras, to teasing out modern sounds from old-school instruments, these artists represent the wide range of experimentation that makes up contemporary Latin music..
Gabeu started feeling like the odd one out in his city when he was a teenager. The longer he spent at sertanejo shows and drinking in thearound town, the more he realized these spaces weren't meant for him."I was beginning to understand my sexuality and just couldn't see myself in any of it," says Gabeu, running a hand through his short, flame-colored hair."That's when I started listening to American pop." Findinghelped.
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