- “Cartagena”
- “La Madrugada”
- “Ya Va Pasar”
- “Conexión Ancestral”
The band Reyna Tropical started as a duo. Fabi Reyna and Nectali “Sumo” Diaz began making music collectively in 2016, rapidly creating their very own improvisational writing model.
Through the years, they launched a few EPs, toured and performed SXSW. Then, in 2022, once they had already begun engaged on music for his or her debut full-length album, Sumo died in an accident.
After Sumo’s loss of life, Fabi questioned whether or not she ought to hold making music as Reyna Tropical, however she started to channel her grief into what she now calls “essentially the most stunning factor” she’s created.
The album is known as Malegría, a Spanish portmanteau that mixes mal, or damage, and alegría, or happiness. Whereas Fabi is now the only real member, what you hear on Malegría remains to be a duo, as she has included recordings that includes Sumo all through the document.
Fabi Reyna is the only real member of Reyna Tropical.
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On this session, Fabi joins World Cafe to speak about making Malegría, plus we’ve got reside performances recorded in entrance of an viewers throughout the 2024 NON-COMMvention at World Cafe Dwell in Philadelphia.
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.
