Reyna Tropical has shared new single, “Conexión Ancestral,” the track is off her debut album, Malegría, available March 29th on Psychic Hotline.
Led by guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer Fabi Reyna, Reyna Tropical creates and remixes Congolese, Peruvian, and Colombian rhythms with the influential sounds of revolutionary artists like guitaris/singer Chavela Vargas.” Malegría is a celebration of a wide-array of cultural traditions, bringing their influences into a thematic narrative surrounding queer love, feminine sensuality, and the transformative power of intentional relations to the earth, spotlighting stories often pushed to the margins and offering them a sonic homeland.

“Conexión Ancestral” takes the listener to the ceremonial space of the club following the previously released singles, “Cartagena,” with its “ricocheting percussion and intertwined guitars and marimbas” (New York Times), and “Conocerla,” a “hypnotic and seductive slowburn” (Remezcla). Featuring a deep-house beat and dreamy loop of chords, “Conexión Ancestral” presents Reyna Tropical dipping into the sweaty dance world. Like Malegría itself, it celebrates life and the ancestral connection that we can find all around us: in clubs, through dance, and with each other. “Conexión Ancestral is about starting the journey towards being in relationship with another part of my raíces,” comments Reyna. “For me, that’s connecting with my Indigenous ancestors and the inherited knowledge that I carry through the love and listening of the land, its original stewards, and in turn with myself and my community. It’s about being willing to sacrifice everything I’ve ever known for the chance to be in reciprocity and trust with the earth, and allowing that relationship to be my guide towards belonging.”

“I’ve always wanted to have a home—a place or a sound or a person to go to—because I think our people, who are severed from our lands and our histories and our stories and our communities, have for generations not really known where to go,” explains Reyna. “There are times on stage where I can feel that my movement isn’t my movement. I can feel that I’m being moved by and I’m speaking for other people. I know in my body when my ancestors are there, when a decision is us”.

Reyna Tropical 2024 Tour Dates:

Wed. March 13 – Austin, TX @ KUTX Morning Show Broadcast (10AM)
Wed. March 13 – Austin TX @ All Together Now Radio VIP Party (6:40PM)
Thu. March 14 – Austin, TX @ Bloody Mary Morning ACL (10:10AM)
Thu. March 14 – Austin, TX – Psychic Hotline / She Shreds Showcase @ Hotel Vegas (4PM)
Thu. April 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Sat. April 6 – Brooklyn, NY @ Public Records
Wed. May 1 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater *
Thu. May 2 – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit *
Fri. May 3 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *
Mon. May 6 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
Tur. May 7 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman *
Thu. May 9 – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air BAllroom *
Fri. May 10 – Indianapolis, IA @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre *
Sat. May 11 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed *
Tue. May 14 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater *
Wed. May 15 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *
Fri. May 17 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
Sat. May 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
Mon. May 20 – Fargo, ND @ Fargo Brewing Company Outdoors *
Wed. May 22 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM *
Thu. May 23 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory *
Fri. May 24 – Carnation, WA @ Remlinger Farms *
Sat. June 1- Durham, NC @ Good Moon
Sat. July 27- Newport RI @ Newport Folk Festival

* = w/ Portugal. The Man

Pre-order Malegría by Reyna Tropical HERE