{"id":47519,"date":"2016-06-10T20:01:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T20:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=47519"},"modified":"2017-03-10T18:10:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T18:10:46","slug":"breaking-presents-xenia-rubinos-a-powerhose-singersongwriter-unafraid-to-learn-out-loud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=47519","title":{"rendered":"‘Breaking’ Presents: Xenia Rubinos, a Powerhose Singer\/Songwriter Unafraid to Learn Out Loud"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Breaking’ Presents: Xenia Rubinos, a Powerhose Singer\/Songwriter Unafraid to Learn Out Loud<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Colorlines<\/a>
\n2016-06-10<\/p>\n

Sameer Rao<\/strong><\/a>, Culture Reporter\/Blogger<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nXenia Rubinos<\/a> in concert
\nPhoto: John Felix Shaw<\/a>\/Anti- Records<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

On her funky second album, “Black Terry Cat<\/a>,” the genre-bender explores identity, police violence and the hidden labor of Latino\/a restaurant workers.<\/em><\/p>\n

For our latest Breaking<\/a>, we’re highlighting singer-songwriter Xenia Rubinos<\/a>. The multi-instrumentalist, who hit the national scene with 2013’s “Magic Trix<\/a>,” continues her personal and creative development on the funky, frenetic “Black Terry Cat.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Hometown:<\/strong> Hartford, Connecticut<\/a><\/p>\n

Based In:<\/strong> New York City<\/a><\/p>\n

Sound:<\/strong> A chaotic mix of R&B, rock, hip-hop and jazz that underscores Rubinos\u2019 robust mezzo-soprano<\/a>. Her lyrics are sometimes wry, sometimes incorporating Spanish-language passages,<\/p>\n

Why You Should Care:<\/strong> Depending on your background and worldview, Xenia Rubinos’ music sounds either like modern-day Latin pop, avant-garde R&B or a tapestry from an indie artist with too many influences to count. Either way, it sounds like nothing you’ve heard before\u2014which, as she told us, is kind of the point.<\/p>\n