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Forest
Forest, born César Iván Lorca Abarca in the Villa O'Higgins neighborhood of
La Florida, Santiago, initially immersed himself in hip-hop as a teenage rapper
and DJ—but grew tired of repetitive beats and shifted toward production. Working
blue-collar jobs during the day, he began producing cumbia and merengue tracks
tailored for Chile’s neighborhoods, drawing inspiration from Elvis Crespo and
traditional tropical rhythms. As early as 2000, Forest self-released
mambo-infused tracks like “Yo voy por ella” and “Por más que traten,” which
organically spread through community streets an...
