User:Bflx 11/Reyna Tropical
Reyna Tropical is
Origins[edit]
- Two artists joined together to form Reyna Tropical, Sumohair and Fabi Reyna.[1]
- They met at as participants of the 2016 RBMA Bass Camp, hosted at Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee
- Sumohair,(real name Nectali Díaz) global sound beatmaker, is based out of Los Angeles, and Reyna, guitarist, is based out of Portland, Oregon[1]
- Reyna worked with composer Glenn Branca before the creation of Reyna Tropical[1]
- bonded over their love of psychadelic cumbia,
- Would come together to create music
- Reyna is lead vocals, guitar, synth. First music project where she took on the role of lead vocalist, primarily a guitarist[1]
- Reyna is the found and CEO of She Shreds, a magazine[1]
History[edit]
- May 2021, donated all their sales to the Museo De Las Culturas Afro Mestizas in Costa Chica, Guerrero[1]
- The track Encerrada featuring Y La Bamba as guest vocalist. created during the pandemic and took a year to write and release [1]
- Opened up for Bomba Estéreo[2]
Musical style[edit]
- electro-world pop[1]
- musical influences: the compliation The Roots of Chica[1], Soukouss from Central Africa, Champeta, Bullerengue[1]
Discography[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Sources
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1. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/reyna-tropical-ya-va-pasar-interview-1234879498/
2. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/14/1149265723/reyna-tropical-how-fabi-reyna-learned-to-listen-to-her-revolutionary-intuition
3. https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1065244254/slingshots-2022-artists-to-watch
4. https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2018/01/22/578339043/songs-we-love-reyna-tropical-ni-a
5. https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/reyna-tropical-alternative-debut-album-tour-solo-interview-1235620252/
6. https://remezcla.com/features/music/nuevo-noise-reyna-tropical-queer-love-revolution/
7. https://lataco.com/reyna-tropical
8. https://www.altpress.com/reyna-tropical-teragram-ballroom-los-angeles-photos/
9. https://xpn.org/artist/reyna-tropical/
10. https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2024/03/reyna-tropical-malegria-self-portrait-interview
11. https://www.altpress.com/reyna-tropical-malegria-interview/
12. https://www.kaxe.org/show/new-music/2024-04-08/album-of-the-week-malegria-by-reyna-tropical