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Santiago Mat\u00edas is a Dominican radio talk show host, radio and record producer, and media mogul who has a net worth of $4 million. Also known by the sobriquet Alofoke, he founded Alofoke Music Group and his own radio talk show devoted to Latin urban music. Mat\u00edas also launched the record label Fuse Music, through which he signed Dominican-American rapper Mark B.<\/p>\n
Santiago Mat\u00edas was born Esmelin Santiago Mat\u00edas Garc\u00eda on December 6, 1981 in the Ensanche Capotillo section of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was born to a 15-year-old mother, who raised him with the help of his grandmother and aunt. Mat\u00edas began rapping when he was a kid, and in 2000 he toured with renowned Dominican rapper Vakero. Although he attended college for a while, studying computer engineering, he dropped out during his junior year to focus on music.<\/p>\n
Frustrated with the lack of mainstream coverage of the Latin urban music genre in the Dominican Republic, Mat\u00edas founded Alofoke Music Group in 2006 to give a platform to Urbano artists in the country. The company began online, where Mat\u00edas put up exclusive content focused on the underground Dominican rap scene. Within months of its creation, the Alofoke Music website was receiving thousands of visitors a day. In 2013, Mat\u00edas branched out to radio and created the “Alofoke Radio Show,” on which he interviews Urbano music stars. The show aired on Power 103.7 FM before moving to KQ 94.5 FM.<\/p>\n
One of the popular segments of the “Alofoke Radio Show,” called “Alofoke Sin Censura,” features Mat\u00edas asking artists about their personal lives and their opinions on social issues. Interview guests over the years have included such internationally-famous Latin artists as Bad Bunny, Arc\u00e1ngel, J Balvin, and Anuel AA. Mat\u00edas has also interviewed various politicians on the show, including former Dominican Vice President Margarita Cede\u00f1o de Fern\u00e1ndez and former Dominican President Hip\u00f3lito Mej\u00eda. In 2021, Mat\u00edas and singer Ozuna acquired the bolero and ballad radio station Sonido Suave and changed its name to Alofoke FM. They concurrently changed its format to focus on urban contemporary music.<\/p>\n
In 2013, Mat\u00edas launched the record label Fuse Music to further promote Urbano artists. Through the label, he signed Dominican-American rapper Mark B, for whom he secured high-profile collaborations with such Latin artists as Bad Bunny and Maluma.<\/p>\n
In early 2024, Mat\u00edas became involved with the Am\u00e9ricas Kings League, a seven-a-side football league consisting of 12 teams of Latin footballers and media personalities. Mat\u00edas serves as co-chair of the team Gal\u00e1cticos del Caribe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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