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Rachel Faro is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and the founder of the independent record label Ashé Records.[1] Her first two albums, Refugees (1974) and Rachel Faro II (1975) were released on RCA.[2][3] Her third self-produced album, Windsong (1988), was released by the German label Blue Flame and reissued in 2009 on Silverwolf Records.[4]
As a producer, she has produced albums for artists such as Odetta, Eddie Palmieri, Yomo Toro, Bobby Sanabria, Sammy Figueroa, and Satan & Adam.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] She founded the label Ashé Records in 1996.[2][13] Faro is well-known as a specialist in Cuban music. In the 1990s, she produced albums for the Cuban a cappella group Vocal Sampling, Afro-Cuban ceremonial music singer Lázaro Ros, and The Los Van Van compilation box set The Legendary Los Van Van: Thirty Years of Cuba’s Greatest Dance Band.[14][15][16][13][4]
Selected Discography
editSolo Albums
| Album | Label | Year |
| Refugees | RCA | 1974 |
| Rachel Faro II | RCA | 1975 |
| Windsong | Blue Flame | 1988 |
Productions
| Album | Artist | Label | Year | Notes |
| Windsong | (Self) | Blue Flame | 1988 | |
| Christmas Spirituals | Odetta | Alcazar Productions | 1988 | |
| Secret Operations | Paul Millns | Sad Mountain | 1989 | |
| Sueño | Eddie Palmieri | Intuition | 1989 | Co-produced with Eddie Palmieri, Kip Hanrahan, & Jon Fausty |
| More Where That Came From | Diamond, Angel, & Crooks | Intuition | 1991 | |
| Fronteras De Sueños | Mezcla | Intuition | 1991 | |
| Harlem Blues | Satan and Adam | Flying Fish | 1991 | |
| As Seen On No Television | Chris Chandler | Flying Fish | 1992 | |
| ¡New York City Aché! | Bobby Sanabria & Ascensión | Flying Fish | 1993 | Co-produced with Bobby Sanabria |
| Mother Mojo | Satan and Adam | Flying Fish | 1993 | |
| Reencuentro | Cuarto Espacio | Intuition | 1993 | |
| Una Forma Más | Vocal Sampling | Sire/Warner Bros. | 1995 | Co-produced with Sammy Figueroa |
| De Vacacionies | Vocal Sampling | Eastwest World | 1996 | |
| Songs For Eleguá | Lázaro Ros & Olorún | Ashé/Rounder | 1996 | |
| Celebremos Navidad | Yomo Toro | Ashé/Rounder | 1996 | Co-produced with Sammy Figueroa |
| The Legendary Los Van Van - 30 Years Of Cuba's Greatest Dance Band (box set) | Los Van Van | Ashé/Rounder | 1999 | Compilation Producer |
| Cuban Lullaby | Various Artists | Ellipsis Arts | 2000 | Compilation Producer & Producer |
| ...and Sammy Walked In | Sammy Figueroa | Savant | 2005 | Co-Produced with Sammy Figueroa |
| The Magician | Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion | Savant | 2007 | Co-produced with Sammy Figueroa |
| Urban Nature | Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion | Senator | 2011 | Co-produced with Sammy Figueroa |
| Imaginary World | Sammy Figueroa | Savant | 2015 | Co-produced with Ray Chew |
| Searching For A Memory/Busco Tu Recuerdo | Sammy Figueroa featuring Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola | Ashé | 2023 |
References
edit- ^ Colby, Paul; Fitzpatrick, Martin (2002). The Bitter End: Hanging Out at America's Nightclub. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8154-1206-9.
- ^ a b Maida, Sal; Cohen, Mitchell (2021-04-16). The White Label Promo Preservation Society: 100 Flop Albums You Ought to Know. Hozac Books. ISBN 978-1-7359985-1-0.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b c "Rachel Faro". Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Odetta – Christmas Spirituals". Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Eddie Palmieri – Sueño". Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bobby Sanabria & Ascensión* – ¡New York City Aché!". Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ Gussow, Adam. Mister Satan's Apprentice: A Blues Memoir. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-4529-1505-0.
- ^ "Sammy Figueroa finds good fortune with 'Talisman' project". Chicago Sun-Times. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Cantor-Navas, Judy. "Sammy Figueroa Discovers His Father's Music". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Yomo Toro - Fania Records". fania.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Ephland, John (July 2011). "Sammy Figueroa: Freedom Latin Jazz Dance". Drum!. 20 (6): 59–63.
- ^ a b c Delgado, Celeste Fraser. "All About the Benjamins". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Vocal Sampling – Una Forma Más". Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Vocal Sampling – De Vacaciones". Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ Montenegro, Juan (2022-01-05). "Yoruban Chants on LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am". WSLR+Fogartyville. Retrieved 2024-07-12.