Kevin Flórez (Kevin Rafael Flórez Rodríguez, born August 19, 1991, in Cartagena,
Colombia) is a key figure in urban champeta who broke out nationally in the
early 2010s with a run of party-ready Caribbean cuts that blended champeta’s
African-rooted groove with contemporary urbano hooks. He debuted with the album
El Rey de la Champeta Urbana (2013), produced by Ronnie Molina, and that same
year he received a Congo de Oro at Barranquilla’s Carnival, consolidating his
profile beyond the coastal circuit. His early hits included “La Invité a Bailar”
(2013) and “Con Ella” (2013), and h...