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FREEKIDS turn sacrifices into music with debut album and tour
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FREEKIDS turn sacrifices into music with debut album and tour

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Five young musicians from Yucatán, Mexico, formed the group FREEKIDS and released their first album and tour titled "Todavía no vuelvo."
  • The group members describe their journey as difficult but rewarding, involving significant sacrifices like leaving family and friends to pursue their music career.
  • FREEKIDS views their upcoming concert at Foro Indie Rocks! as their most important yet, emphasizing the importance of their fans and their strong bond as friends who support each other's mental health.

Leaving behind family, friends, and relationships was a difficult but beautiful process for the members of FREEKIDS, a music group from Yucatán, Mexico. The five musicians, Decode, Kokeh, E.frsh, Kuri, and Jay Marsen, made these sacrifices to pursue their dream, a journey they've captured in their first album and accompanying tour, "Todavía no vuelvo." The title itself reflects the lingering sense of nostalgia they feel, even while performing the song "Todavía no vuelvo (interludio)."

It has been a very difficult but very beautiful process, we have learned a lot, obviously leaving your comfort zone, missing your family, making sacrifices, distancing yourself from friends, even leaving relationships, is something that takes a lot of work.

— KokehDescribing the challenges and sacrifices involved in pursuing their music career.

Now, with the backing of Universal Music, FREEKIDS is preparing for what they consider their most significant concert to date at Foro Indie Rocks! on August 21. They chose this venue specifically to keep their "sixth freekid", the audience, close. E.frsh highlighted the responsibility they feel towards their families, who have consistently supported and believed in the project.

It has that responsibility that we have with our family, because they have always been quite attentive and have supported and trusted the project as much as we have.

— E.frshExplaining the importance of their family's support and their connection to the audience.

The group formally united four years ago, in September 2022. While they had collaborated on individual projects before, this marked their official formation. The strong friendship that binds them has served as a crucial refuge for maintaining their mental health, a pillar they consider essential for navigating the success FREEKIDS has brought them. Kokeh noted that adapting as a group was easier because they were already friends, having established a "brotherhood" before making music together. Jay Marsen added that their blessing lies in having been friends first, getting to know each other in various capacities before forming a musical act.

It was very cool to get together, make music among ourselves. As a group, adapting was a little easier for us, putting egos aside. We already had that brotherhood.

— KokehDiscussing the ease of adapting to group dynamics due to their pre-existing friendship.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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