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Indie rocker Rafael Cohen grapples with his Latin American Jewish identity

JL;DR SUMMARY Rafael Cohen, an indie musician with origins in Mexico City, navigates his dual Jewish and Latin American identity through his music. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityFaithPersonal JourneyIndie MusicCultural IntersectionRafael CohenLas PalabrasLatin AmericanAcoustic GuitarBilingual Music

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Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
"The 48-year-old was born and raised in Mexico City before moving to Washington, D.C. with his parents at age 10."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"The 48-year-old was born and raised in Mexico City before moving to Washington, D.C. with his parents at age 10."
New York City, New York, United States
"There, he played in a series of local punk bands before moving to New York City in 2003."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"These days, Cohen who plays bass and other instruments in !!!   is also focused on his genre-bending solo project, Las Palabras (The Words in Spanish)."
Guatemala
"Ahead of the albums release on Friday, we spoke with Cohen about his familys journey from Israel to Guatemala to Mexico to the United States"
Williamsburg, New York, United States
"With Fe much of which was recorded in his Williamsburg, Brooklyn apartment, which he shares with his wife, Molly, and kids."

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