There is a rare brilliance in knowing how to surrender to the rhythm of life without memorizing the steps. Gran Canaria artist Lucho RK channels this exact philosophy into his debut studio album, “SORDO DE UN PIE,” an ambitious 16-track project that celebrates spontaneity and human imperfection. In a music landscape obsessed with calculated perfection, Lucho offers a wildly refreshing alternative. He transforms the unpredictable stumbles of everyday life into a powerful creative engine, proving that true artistry often blossoms the moment you stop overthinking.
This uninhibited mindset shapes a vibrant and versatile soundscape. Lucho navigates seamlessly from his urban roots into the elegant depths of nineties-inspired boleros on “LOLA” and vibrant tropical reggaeton on “RETRICA.” Joined by collaborators Sech, Alleh, and Daniela Garsal, he breaks genre boundaries with pure organic instinct. His creative workflow relies entirely on capturing the magic of the present moment. This approach is perfectly illustrated by his ability to write a standout track in just twenty minutes before a scheduled session with Sebastián Yatra, then confidently keep the song for his own record.
For Lucho RK, the ultimate skill in both music and life is simply mastering the talent for living. He approaches his career with undeniable authenticity, finding joy in spontaneous visual concepts and preparing to translate the raw energy of his studio sessions to the live stage. In the following conversation, the rising star reflects on the serendipitous moments that defined his new era, the liberating power of trusting his gut, and his vision for bringing this unfiltered experience directly to his fans on the road. In the conversation ahead, Lucho RK unpacks this exact philosophy, explaining how a complete surrender to the unknown became the greatest driving force behind his debut.
“SORDO DE UN PIE” revolves around the ironic philosophy that stumbling, making missteps, and not knowing where you’re going can actually lead you to your own unique path. What made you want to embrace human imperfection as the central concept for your debut studio album?
Life itself led me to embrace clumsiness. I have been a clumsy person my whole life; I was never anyone’s first choice for anything—ever.
When you live with that, you eventually have to learn to embrace it and find the fun in it; in the clumsiness, in bumping into things, in being awkward, in not being good at sports, in picking up a glass of water only to drop it, or in walking barefoot around the house and stubbing your toe on the corner of a doorframe.
There are so many little things like this that happen to you, and you’re left with two choices: get angry or laugh. You end up thinking, "Man, I might as well just laugh, because otherwise..." To me, talent is the talent for living, you know?
You need a talent for living, because not everyone knows how to live and actually enjoy their own mistakes. I think that’s the most sensible and beautiful thing a life can hold.
The title “SORDO DE UN PIE” is unusual and immediately catches your attention. What does it mean to you personally, and how did you arrive at that phrase to represent this chapter of your life and music?
I had a friend who used to say, "If love is soup, I’m a fork." It was a sort of funny metaphor for being clumsy. "Life is a dance, and I’m deaf in one foot." It just popped into my head one day, and it really struck a chord. A lightbulb went on, and I thought, "This is it—that’s the one."
It felt like it fell from the sky, and damn, what a blessed moment that was, you know? It was the first time I’d ever heard that phrase in my life, and I loved it. I love it.
“LOLA” takes a dark, sensual, and delicate turn into contemporary bolero while telling a story about how bad decisions and human mistakes can somehow lead to falling in love. How did you translate that dark, ironic mood into the creative direction and visuals for the music video?
Well, we worked with a very talented creative team; they had a mix of ideas that they combined with ours, and the final piece is what resulted.
The song serves as a metaphor for the path of poor decisions and where that path can lead you if you keep walking along it. But it maintains an elegant tone.
So, it was a blend of the creative team’s ideas and our own—along with a lot of patience and hard work—and, in the end, this is what came of it.
Venturing into a bolero with “LOLA” showcased a completely different side of your vocal and interpretive versatility compared to your urban roots. Was it intimidating to step into such a classic genre, and how did you balance that traditional sound with your signature urban identity?
I don’t overthink it.
It just came naturally, honestly. We built the rhythm, landed on the concept we wanted to talk about, and from there, we just went with the flow. I don’t know, I really enjoyed finding myself in that kind of rhythm; I feel very comfortable in it. Sometimes I actually feel more at home with that type of rhythm than with reggaeton or trap, you know? Sometimes I think that if I’d been born in the 90s, [my career] would have been a whole different story.
“RETRICA” captures a deep sense of nostalgia and breakup uncertainty over a blend of reggaeton, R&B, and tropical sounds. What was the creative process behind building this track?
The video for "Rétrica" was the brainchild of some very talented kids from Barcelona. To be honest, we didn't have much of a hand in it.
The proposal for the video came to us; we just tweaked the ideas they presented and moved forward with it, because we really liked the concept. It’s a pretty random video. It’s as if, I don’t know, someone had smoked a couple of joints of the Devil’s lettuce and just ran with it. I really liked it; it was fun to shoot. I was partly motivated by the fun factor—I’m not usually a big fan of filming music videos.
Honestly, that’s the part of my job I’ve always found the most annoying. But this one was really fun to make, and that’s what drove me: just having a good time and feeling good.
[Putting the track together was] super easy; it just flowed naturally.
The idea came about the day I got together with Sebastián Yatra to work on "Canción Para Regresar," a song we did with Belinda and Gente de Zona.
I arrived at the studio about an hour before Sebastián, and I remember starting to develop the idea; messing around with some guitar parts, a reggaeton vibe, and I put together the intro and the chorus. I showed it to Yatra; I really liked it. Everything was so fresh. I’d put it together in about 20 minutes.
He said, "Bro, this is awesome, I love it, but I actually came here with a different kind of song in mind." I just said, "Fair enough." So, I ended up keeping it for myself. And look, here it is. Everything happens the way it’s meant to happen.
In “RETRICA,” you explore the lingering doubt of whether the steps you’re taking are leading you in the right direction. How does that emotional uncertainty tie back into the broader theme of “dancing without knowing the choreography” in “SORDO DE UN PIE”?
Well, I suppose it’s the kind of reflection that comes after the doubt.
First, you’re hit with that doubt in that "Rétrica," which is addressed, in a way, by the album’s premise, or even by the interlude, "Sordo De Un Pie."
Fear is normal. We don’t really know what we’re doing, but we have the capacity now to do things right—and, well, God only knows, you know? Let’s just go with the flow, close our eyes, keep walking, and push everything forward. Let’s do it.
Across 16 tracks, you effortlessly shift between genres. Did you enter the studio with a plan to break genre boundaries, or did this sonic freedom happen organically?
It came about organically, because my career has always been like that: focused on diversifying, having fun, and experimenting with new genres. It wasn’t some specific challenge I set for this album, you know? It’s been this way from the very beginning; I’ve been in the industry for four years now, and it’s been like this from day one. So, in a sense, everything has been quite organic from the start.
What did exploring such a wide range of sounds reveal to you about your identity as an artist?
Well, there are many things I like. Not just reggaeton, not just trap, and not just what’s strictly "urban." I mean, there are things I really enjoy and have started doing a bit more of—or rather, not just doing them, but actually daring to include them on the album.
Now that you’ve released your debut album, what’s on the horizon for you, and what can fans expect from this new era? Are there plans to take “SORDO DE UN PIE” on the road or bring more of its songs to life visually?
Yes! I’m definitely going to take the album on the road. I want people to truly live the songs when they hear them live, you know? There’s a different kind of energy when you get to share that moment with the crowd, and I’m really looking forward to seeing how people connect with these songs in person.
Listen to “SORDO DE UN PIE” and connect with LUCHO RK on Instagram and TikTok.
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