Ricky Zapata has a special day in his memory.. 11-11-11. This was the day he headlined a special hip-hop/rap concert at the Guaca Maya Mexican Restuarant in Omaha. Several individual artists and combos performed an evening which was a blend of Spanish and English lyrics. Ricky and his collaborator, Kyle were the last to perform. Tesco Productions had compiled a special presentation opening for his portion of the evening and the songs performed were from his 4-song demo released this summer and included the introduction of a couple of new ones as well.
Ricky was on stage most of the evening supporting the other artists. This was all done against quite a backdrop personally. The apartment building he lived in at the time had caught on fire that day leaving his life greatly altered very suddenly. He performed very well and was able to remain focused on the evening for everyone involved.
The preceding day the El Perico featured Ricky Zapata showcasing the upcoming party and giving details of his life and music – all skillfully presented by author Marina Rosado.