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2 days agoHelado Negro and Reyna Tropical Team Up for Helado Tropical
Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical release Helado Tropical on July 17, led by “Tocando,” with grounded movement themes and upcoming California shows.
When Los Angeles-based entrepreneur Tomas Cookman founded Nacional Records 20 years ago, the label immediately established itself as the defining voice of Latin alternative in the U.S. Cookman's inaugural release was the luminous, self-titled solo debut by Andrea Echeverri, lead singer of Colombia's pioneering Rock en Español act Aterciopelados. He followed it up with "Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3," the much anticipated sophomore effort from Latintronica outfit Nortec Collective. (As it turns out, the band never recorded a Vol. 2.)