Video: Here, I Am the Real Me

At age 17 Gregorio Uribe left his home in Bogotá, Colombia to pursue his dream of being a musician. Today, he’s the director of his own 16-piece big band in New York City, the Gregorio Uribe Big Band, and a successful performer and recording artist who blends Afro-Colombian rhythms with American jazz, funk, and soul.

Uribe has performed across Latin American and the U.S. on both stage and as a street musician. But he says he became his true self in New York City and has realized his American Dream.

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AboutSara Loscos

Sara Loscos is a NY based journalist from Barcelona. She is a writer for Time Warner Cable NY1 Noticias in New York. She holds an MA in Media Studies and Film from The New School and a BA in Journalism by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She has worked as a reporter, host, and writer for Catalan Public Television and several radio stations since 2002. As an actress, she has appeared in several movies, TV shows, and plays.