Metralla Rosa con Carla Tofano
This episode is an ode to action, and the infinite possibilities of learning and growth that are achieved by the pursuit of what you love in a deliberate and conscious way.
Lya Reis Guerrero, better known in musical spheres as Lya Drummer, is a woman on fire, and a woman who seems to have the words ‘Yes, you’ve got this’ tattooed on her forehead. Lya is what we refer to as ‘a power house’: a warrior with a vitality that allows her to move through life assertively, always exploring the potential within everything she loves. Drummer, percussionist, sound designer, surfer and skateboarder, Lya lives life with a contagious enthusiasm, yet, in this interview, we discover the more structured and organised side of her personality.
Working simultaneously on dozens of musical projects not only shows her great versatility as an instrumentalist, but also highlights her faith in music as both a medium and a message. Although her early days as a drummer are steeped in the expressive harshness of grunge and punk – Lya’s first band in Caracas was Skin, an all-girl, 3 piece rock band – nowadays she spreads her stylistic wings around world, using the rhythmic potential of the Latin beat to challenge traditions and stereotypes with her fusions of inescapable artistic relevance.
Since arriving in Europe, she has lived through both personal and musical challenges and adventures, which is why this conversation is full of funny anecdotes, stories of reinvention and tips on survival. Discover why Lya has decided to dedicate her life to music, how her drumming became so luxurious, and where her future ambitions lie.
And now, enjoy the interview!
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This interview was recorded on the 5th of June 2020 and released on the 1st of August 2020
Related Links
Lya Reis Guerrero (Lya Drummer): Website | Instagram | YouTube | Vimeo | Twitter | Facebook
Bands: Skin | Majarete Sound Machine | Juanita Euka | London Afrobeat Collective | Colectiva | Wara | Intaya | Guerrera | Slovo | Soul in the City | Animanz | Amyra
References during the interview
Wara 01:10 | London Afrobeat Collective 01:11 | Colectiva 01:12 | Juanita Euka 01:13 | Tambora de gaita 02:37 | Smash Mouth 03:24 | Shakira 03:25 | The Cranberries 03:26 | Coronavirus 05:23 | Surfing 06:09 | Wetsuit 06:30 | Skin 07:17 | Majarete Sound Machine 07:19 | Platillos (Cymbal) 07:40 | Wara 08:47 | Dave Grohl 09:40 | Kurt Cobain 09:49 | Orestes Gomez 10:15 | Electronic Drum 10:19 | Musical Sequence 10:21 | Harmony & Harmonics 10:25 | Melody 10:26 | Grooves 10:28 | Intaya 10:39 | Ambient Music 10:52 | DJ 10:59 | Lockdown 11:59 | Hi-hat 13:05 | Tom Tom Magazine 17:38 | Rock Music 17:43 | Punk Music 17:44 | Madonna 22:49 | Cirque du Soleil 24:01 | Partitura (Music Score) 24:12 | Cajón 25:57 | Juanita Euka 25:59 | Killing Eve 26:08 | Universal Pictures 28:29 | Quality Control 28:33 | OCD 29:37 | Alley Lloyd 29:56 | Afrobeat 30:14 | Jazz 30:18 | Neo Soul 30:19 | Conga 31:06 | Bongo 31:07 | HBO 31:47 | The History Channel 31:48 | A&E (Arts & Entertainment) 31:49 | Guitar Hero 33:38 | El Yaque Film (trailer) 34:57 | Playa El Yaque 34:58 | Javier Chuecos 35:05 | Javier Weyler 35:10 | Isla Margarita 35:53 | Devon 36:26 | Croyde Beach 36:27 | Cornwall 36:31 | Bournemouth 36:35 | Bristol (Artificial Surfing) 36:36 | Colectiva 43:49 | Reggaetón 52:39 | Sheila E. 53:21 | Pete Escovedo 53:55 | Horacio Hernández 53:58 | El Maní es Así 54:51 | Salsa 54:57 | Trap Music 55:24 | Hip Hop 55:26 | Anderson Paak 55:30 | Drum Fill 56:17 | Manor House 01:01:07
All images used by kind permission of Lya, taken from her website and Instagram.
Find more on Lya’s website and youtube channel.
Production by Carla Tofano & Toby Deveson | Subtitles by Valentina Sarno | Onset artwork: Photography by Toby Deveson & drawing of Carla by Alexandra Veres | Title music written and performed by Maya Petrovna | Cameras & Sound kindly supplied by Jim Shannon & Murray Stewart
Questo episodio è un’ode all’azione, e alle infinite opportunità di conoscenza e di crescita che si possono cogliere, avendo come obiettivo quello che si ama, in modo determinato e consapevole.
Lya Reis Guerrero, meglio conosciuta negli ambienti musicali come Lya Drummer, è una donna con il fuoco nelle vene, e una donna che sembra avere scritte in fronte le parole “dai, si può fare”. Lya è quello che in inglese si chiama ‘power house’ (centrale elettrica): una guerriera fortissima, con un dinamismo che le permette di muoversi attraverso la vita con determinazione, esplorando sempre le potenzialità nascoste in ciò che ama. Batterista, percussionista, progettista del suono, appassionata di surf e skateboard, Lya vive la vita in pienezza, con un entusiasmo contagioso, e tuttavia, in questa intervista, scopriamo il lato più strutturato e organizzato della sua focosa personalità.
Riuscire a dividersi tra decine di progetti musicali prova la sua grande versatilità come strumentista, ma allo stesso tempo mette in luce il suo credere nel valore della musica sia come mezzo, che come messaggio. Sebbene il suo esordio come batterista sia legato alla crudezza espressiva del grunge e del punk – Lya ha iniziato la sua carriera a Caracas come batterista di Skin, una rock band formata solo da tre ragazze- oggi questa strumentista diffonde nel mondo la potenzialità ritmica del beat latino, che si spinge a sfidare tradizioni e stereotipi, attraverso fusioni musicali di innegabile valore artistico.
Sin dal suo arrivo in Europa, ha vissuto ogni tipo di avventure e sfide, sia personali che artistiche, e per questo motivo questa conversazione è piena di aneddoti divertenti, di storie sul suo reinventarsi ogni volta, e di consigli di sopravvivenza. Scoprite perché Lya ha scelto di dedicare la sua vita alla musica, il motivo che l’ha spinta a diventare una batterista di alto livello e, infine, qual è la meta verso cui tendono le sue future ambizioni.
E adesso, godetevi l’intervista!
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Questa intervista è stata registrata il 05 giugno 2020 e rilasciata il 1 agosto 2020
Link correlati
Lya Reis Guerrero (Lya Drummer): Website | Instagram | YouTube | Vimeo | Twitter | Facebook
Bande: Skin | Juanita Euka | London Afrobeat Collective | Wara | Intaya
Riferimenti durante l’intervista
Wara 01:10 | London Afrobeat Collective 01:11 | Colectiva 01:12 | Juanita Euka 01:13 | Tambora de gaita 02:37 | Smash Mouth 03:24 | Shakira 03:25 | The Cranberries 03:26 | Coronavirus 05:23 | Surfing 06:09 | Wetsuit 06:30 | Skin 07:17 | Majarete Sound Machine 07:19 | Platillos (Cymbal) 07:40 | Wara 08:47 | Dave Grohl 09:40 | Kurt Cobain 09:49 | Orestes Gomez 10:15 | Electronic Drum 10:19 | Musical Sequence 10:21 | Harmony & Harmonics 10:25 | Melody 10:26 | Grooves 10:28 | Intaya 10:39 | Ambient Music 10:52 | DJ 10:59 | Lockdown 11:59 | Hi-hat 13:05 | Tom Tom Magazine 17:38 | Rock Music 17:43 | Punk Music 17:44 | Madonna 22:49 | Cirque du Soleil 24:01 | Partitura (Music Score) 24:12 | Cajón 25:57 | Juanita Euka 25:59 | Killing Eve 26:08 | Universal Pictures 28:29 | Quality Control 28:33 | OCD 29:37 | Alley Lloyd 29:56 | Afrobeat 30:14 | Jazz 30:18 | Neo Soul 30:19 | Conga 31:06 | Bongo 31:07 | HBO 31:47 | The History Channel 31:48 | A&E (Arts & Entertainment) 31:49 | Guitar Hero 33:38 | El Yaque Film (trailer) 34:57 | Playa El Yaque 34:58 | Javier Chuecos 35:05 | Javier Weyler 35:10 | Isla Margarita 35:53 | Devon 36:26 | Croyde Beach 36:27 | Cornwall 36:31 | Bournemouth 36:35 | Bristol (Artificial Surfing) 36:36 | Colectiva 43:49 | Reggaetón 52:39 | Sheila E. 53:21 | Pete Escovedo 53:55 | Horacio Hernández 53:58 | El Maní es Así 54:51 | Salsa 54:57 | Trap Music 55:24 | Hip Hop 55:26 | Anderson Paak 55:30 | Drum Fill 56:17 | Manor House 01:01:07
All images used by kind permission of Lya, taken from her website and Instagram.
Find more on Lya’s website and youtube channel.
Produzione di Carla Tofano e Toby Deveson | Sottotitoli da Valentina Sarno | Arte sul set: Fotografia di Toby Deveson e disegno di Carla di Alexandra Veres | Musica scritto ed eseguito da: Maya Petrovna | Telecamere e Audio gentilmente fornite da Jim Shannon & Murray Stewart
Este episodio es una oda a la acción, y a las infinitas posibilidades de aprendizaje y crecimiento que se alcanzan al perseguir lo que amas de un modo deliberado y consiente.
Lya Reis Guerrero, mejor conocida en las esferas musicales como Lya Drummer, es una una mujer de fuego, una mujer que parece tener escrito en la frente las palabra ‘Vamos, si se puede’. Lya es lo que llaman en ingles ‘a power house’: una guerrera poderosa, con una fuerza vital que le permite moverse con acertividad, y explorar toda la potencialidad presente en las cosas que ama. Baterista, percusionista, diseñadora de sonido, surfista y skater, Lya se entrega a la vida con un entusiasmo contagioso, sin embargo, con esta entrevista descubrimos el lado mas estructurado y organizado de su fogoza personalidad.
Dividirse entre decenas de proyectos musicales da muestra de su gran versatilidad como instrumentista, pero también describe su fe en la música como medio y como mensaje. Aunque sus inicios como baterista están asociados a la crudeza expresiva del grunge y el punk -Lya se inició en Caracas como baterista de Skin, una banda rock solo de chicas – en la actualidad disemina por el mundo, la potencialidad rítmica de los beats latinos que se atreven a desafiar tradiciones y estereotipos con fusiones de ineludible relevancia artística.
Desde su llegada a Europa ha vivido toda clase de aventuras y desafíos, tanto en el terreno personal como en el musical, razón por la cual esta conversación está llena de anécdotas divertidas, historias de reinvención y tips de supervivencia. Descubre por que Lya ha decidido dedicarle su vida a la música, descubre que la hizo querer convertirse en una baterista de lujo, y hacia donde se encaminan sus ambiciones futuras.
¡Y ahora, disfruten la entrevista!
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Esta entrevista se grabó el 05 de junio de 2020 y publicada el 1 de agosto de 2020
Enlaces relacionados
Lya Reis Guerrero (Lya Drummer): Website | Instagram | YouTube | Vimeo | Twitter | Facebook
Bandas (inc. dep. Drummer): Skin | Juanita Euka | London Afrobeat Collective | Wara | Intaya | Majarete Sound Machine | Colectiva
Menciones durante la entrevista
Wara 01:10 | London Afrobeat Collective 01:11 | Colectiva 01:12 | Juanita Euka 01:13 | Tambora de gaita 02:37 | Smash Mouth 03:24 | Shakira 03:25 | The Cranberries 03:26 | Coronavirus 05:23 | Surfing 06:09 | Wetsuit 06:30 | Skin 07:17 | Majarete Sound Machine 07:19 | Platillos (Cymbal) 07:40 | Wara 08:47 | Dave Grohl 09:40 | Kurt Cobain 09:49 | Orestes Gomez 10:15 | Electronic Drum 10:19 | Musical Sequence 10:21 | Harmony & Harmonics 10:25 | Melody 10:26 | Grooves 10:28 | Intaya 10:39 | Ambient Music 10:52 | DJ 10:59 | Lockdown 11:59 | Hi-hat 13:05 | Tom Tom Magazine 17:38 | Rock Music 17:43 | Punk Music 17:44 | Madonna 22:49 | Cirque du Soleil 24:01 | Partitura (Music Score) 24:12 | Cajón 25:57 | Juanita Euka 25:59 | Killing Eve 26:08 | Universal Pictures 28:29 | Quality Control 28:33 | OCD 29:37 | Alley Lloyd 29:56 | Afrobeat 30:14 | Jazz 30:18 | Neo Soul 30:19 | Conga 31:06 | Bongo 31:07 | HBO 31:47 | The History Channel 31:48 | A&E (Arts & Entertainment) 31:49 | Guitar Hero 33:38 | El Yaque Film (trailer) 34:57 | Playa El Yaque 34:58 | Javier Chuecos 35:05 | Javier Weyler 35:10 | Isla Margarita 35:53 | Devon 36:26 | Croyde Beach 36:27 | Cornwall 36:31 | Bournemouth 36:35 | Bristol (Artificial Surfing) 36:36 | Colectiva 43:49 | Reggaetón 52:39 | Sheila E. 53:21 | Pete Escovedo 53:55 | Horacio Hernández 53:58 | El Maní es Así 54:51 | Salsa 54:57 | Trap Music 55:24 | Hip Hop 55:26 | Anderson Paak 55:30 | Drum Fill 56:17 | Manor House 01:01:07
All images used by kind permission of Lya, taken from her website and Instagram.
Find more on Lya’s website and youtube channel.
Producción por Carla Tofano & Toby Deveson | Subtítolos por Valentina Sarno | Arte en el set: Fotografía por Toby Deveson y dibujo de Carla por Alexandra Veres | Música por: Maya Petrovna | Cámaras y Sonido cortesía de Jim Shannon & Murray Stewart
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