_SANTI_ Gets the Fiesta Started

By Jamie Booth

erreON,” the debut single from hunky gender-bending artist _SANTI_ is a Latino dance anthem combining house music with reggaeton elements and pays homage to perreo, a way of dancing to reggaeton that simulates having sex. “For Latinos, is a sick-ass urban music party,”

_SANTI_ explains. “‘PerreOn’ is meant to embody that feeling of anticipation we feel all over our bodies when we know we are going out to tear it up at the clubs.”

_SANTI_ was born and raised in Venezuela. He recalls when he was a child, writing music and dancing and singing in front of the mirror, dreaming to one day be on stage. “Growing up gay in a machismo country like Venezuela was hard,” he recalls, “but so was life under the dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro.” At 18 _SANTI_ escaped the tyranny in Venezuela, emigrating to the USA with only $300 in his pocket. “It was not easy, but my early struggles made me a hard-working hustler.”

_SANTI_’s early life is reflected in his music. Many of the original songs on his soon-to-be-released full-length album touch on his culture and experiences as an immigrant as well as being a flamboyant kid and misfit. In addition to writing all of his original music, he shoots and edits his album covers and produces, directs, choreographs and styles his music videos.

His main goal is to be a positive representative for the LGBTQ+ Latino community and to be a voice for all young gays, misfits and weirdos fighting to live life as their true authentic selves.

_SANTI_’s new single, “PerreON,” is available on Apple Music, Spotify and all digital platforms. Follow on Instagram @ _SANTI_