Joel Elías Arias Martínez known as Kaly Ocho
He was born on November 18, 1999 in Buenos Aires de Herrera, Santo Domingo Oeste.
Raised by his mother, being the youngest of 2 brothers.
His passion for music begins in his early teens, in the neighborhood. Young people got together to do freestyle rap and that's where their current musical sound comes from.
His adolescence was marked by the reality of the neighborhood in which he lived, he wanted to venture into gangs, the world of drugs and everything else of the underworld.
On July 5, 2020, he was injured by a bullet in an altercation in his community and since that day he decides to change his life and dedicate himself fully to music with his stage name Kaly ocho 'the black ball of the game'
Kaly Ocho has 215 thousand subscribers and more than 23 million views on YouTube in less than a year.
Kaly Ocho is currently working to become an international artist and to be an inspiration for young people who, like him, had few opportunities, showing that there are alternatives to get out of the street.
