Nelson Zapata: what was never told about Proyecto Uno and Magic Juan

Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and raised in New York, Nelson Zapata blended his country’s traditional music with electronic sounds and the growing hip-hop culture in the United States to create a unique movement called Proyecto Uno, which took the world by storm in the early 1990s. In this lively conversation with Mario Alejandro, “Zuper Mario” of El Zol 106.7 in Miami, Zapata tells us more about the group’s beginnings, the secrets behind some of their hits, his working relationship with his former bandmate Magic Juan, and the possibilities of a reunion with the artist.