THE DOMINICAN IN RAWAYANA: The Hidden Story of Eudy the Octopus. In this touching and entertaining segment of Radio Bizarro, we welcome Eudy "El Pulpo" Ramírez to the studio. This virtuoso Dominican percussionist (a member of Pororó and collaborator of Letón Peley) is currently touring the world as part of the Venezuelan band Rawayana.

Eudy exclusively reveals how he took on the enormous challenge of replacing Orestes Gómez on percussion, locking himself away to rehearse for nine hours a day during Holy Week to learn the entire repertoire. He tells us about his beginnings playing on plastic tanks, his lessons with percussion legends like David Almengot and Chichí Peralta, the chain of industry recommendations (Amarilys Germán, Antonio González, Luis Payán) that led him to Beto Monte, and the unusual phrase in his Instagram bio that sealed his signing. He also relives anecdotes from his world tour through Europe and Latin America, including how he rescued someone from the River Thames in London alongside Nicole Pichardo, culminating in a tearful and proud tribute in the studio.

0:00 Dominican Pride: Eudy "El Pulpo" and his world tour with Rawayana

1:04 Replacing Orestes Gómez: Learning the Rawayana show in a month

2:13 Eudy's beginnings: From playing in plastic tanks to Chichí Peralta

7:35 The secret call: How did El Pulpo join Rawayana?

10:55 Beto Monte's reaction at their first rehearsal together

12:47 Behind the scenes of the world tour: From Bogotá and Madrid to Berlin and London

20:45 "We saved someone's life in London": The anecdote with Nicole Pichardo

23:30 Revelations about Beto, Abeja, and Tony from Rawayana

27:32 Singing "Night" and the deep connection with the Venezuelan audience

33:00 A tearful live tribute: Chris and the team celebrate Eudy