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Cuco, 19, Keeps His Feet On The Ground As His Dreamy Tracks Break Through

The relaxed, Spanglish-singing artist is one of the leading up-and-coming Chicano artists, and performed at this year's South by Southwest.
19-year-old independent artist Omar Banos is making waves as Cuco, a self-produced multi-instrumentalist and singer.

Omar Banos' approach to music is simple: He just wants to make music he would listen to on his own. Most of the time, that method manifests in uptempo hip-hop beats, jazzy electric guitar solos and bedroom indie pop-rock.

His method is working: Banos' sensitive, dreamy songs,

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