Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical Form Duo Helado Tropical, Announce New Album and Share Single "Tocando"
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Tom Breihan
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· 2 sourcesMusicians Roberto Carlos Lange (Helado Negro) and Fabi Reyna (Reyna Tropical) have formed a new duo called Helado Tropical and announced a collaborative album. According to Rolling Stone, the nine-track album, also titled *Helado Tropical*, is set for release July 17 via Psychic Hotline and was largely produced during a three-day creative session. Stereogum reported that the duo has shared their first single, "Tocando," and noted Reyna's background as a guitarist who tours with Sleater-Kinney.
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Summary
Roberto Carlos Lange (Helado Negro) and Fabi Reyna (Reyna Tropical) have formed a new duo called Helado Tropical and announced a collaborative album. The article shares the news of their partnership and the release of their first single "Tocando," highlighting their musical backgrounds — Lange as a prolific experimental musician and Reyna as a Mexican-born, Texas-raised guitarist who also tours with Sleater-Kinney.
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· 3 pulledRoberto Carlos Lange, the musician known to the world as Helado Negro, rarely goes a long time without releasing new music.
Now, he's one half of Helado Tropical, a new duo with Fabi Reyna, who records as Reyna Tropical.
She's a guitar ace who was born in Mexico and raised in Texas, and she makes her own records while serving as a touring guitarist in Sleater-Kinney.
