Rhyan Lowery vivía en Compton, California, cuna de legendarios raperos en Estados Unidos. Recuerda que tenía 15 años cuando escuchó una melodía de la casa de un vecino, pues el hombre estaba tocando ...

Rhyan Lowery, a.k.a. El Compa Negro, greets Margarita Vaal during a break before going back onstage at Espinoza’s Family Restaurant in Rialto, Calif. Lowery’s transformation into El Compa Negro says ...

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It's a muggy Sunday afternoon in Boyle Heights and 19-year-old Rhyan Lowery is dressed for showtime: Italian shoes, black pants, a black long-sleeved shirt and a white blazer with black trim. He's ...

“El Compa Negro” sways onstage, serenading his audience. Women in heels and short dresses hold firm to men wearing cowboy hats and belt buckles larger than iPhones, moving to the norteño song as if it ...

San Antonio’s little mariachi, Sebastien de la Cruz, could meet his match in a young man named El Compa Negro, who sings straight out of Compton, Calif. Not only can they both belt out songs in ...