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PRODUCTIONS
Latin, Jazz and World Music
SAMMY FIGUEROA & HIS LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION: And Sammy Walked In (Savant) produced by Rachel Faro & Sammy Figueroa GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
SAMMY FIGUEROA & HIS LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION: The Magician (Savant) produced by Rachel Faro & Sammy Figueroa GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
SAMMY FIGUEROA & HIS LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION: Urban Nature (Senator) produced by Rachel Faro
VOCAL SAMPLING: De Vacaciones (WEA Latina; East West) produced by Rachel Faro
VOCAL SAMPLING: Una Forma Mas (Sire/Elektra) produced by Rachel Faro & Sammy Figueroa
YOMO TORO: Celebremos Navidad (Ashé) produced by Rachel Faro & Sammy Figueroa
INDI AWARD BEST LATIN ALBUM; PAOLI PRIZE BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUM
EDDIE PALMIERI: Sueño (Capitol/Intuition) produced by Eddie Palmieri, Kip Hanrahan, Rachel Faro & Jon Fausty GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
LAZARO ROS: Songs to Eleguá (Ashé) produced by Rachel Faro PREMIO CUBADISCO BEST FOLKLORIC ALBUM
LAZARO ROS CON MEZCLA: Cantos (Intuition) produced by Rachel Faro & Sammy Figueroa
MEZCLA: Fronteras De Sueños (Intuition) produced by Rachel Faro
CIGAR MUSIC: Tobacco Songs From Old Havana (Traditional Crossroads) produced by Rachel Faro
CUARTO ESPACIO (Ashé) produced by Rachel Faro & Sammy Figueroa
BOBBY SANABRIA Y ASCENSIÓN: New York City Aché (Flying Fish/Rounder) produced by Rachel Faro and Bobby Sanabria
LATIN LULLABY (various) (Ellipsis Arts) produced by Rachel Faro and Michal Shapiro PARENT'S CHOICE AWARD
CUBAN LULLABY (various) (Ellipsis Arts) produced by Rachel Faro
TROPICAL LULLABY (various) Ellipsis Arts) produced by Rachel Faro
EPHAT MJURU: Journey of the Spirit (Alula/Ashé) produced by Rachel Faro & Banning Eyre
MEXICO: The Best Songs Ever (Petrol/Zomba) produced by Rachel Faro & Jean Francois Ponthieux
Folk and Blues
ODETTA: Christmas Spirituals (Alcazar) produced by Rachel Faro Naird INDI AWARD BEST SEASONAL ALBUM
SATAN AND ADAM:Harlem Blues (Flying Fish) produced by Rachel Faro W.C. HANDY AWARD
SATAN AND ADAM: Mother Mojo (Flying Fish) produced by Rachel Faro
DIAMOND, ANGEL & CROOKS: More Where That Came From (Intuition) prod. by Rachel Faro
PAUL MILLNS: Secret Operations (Sad Mountain/BMG Ariola) produced by Rachel Faro
CHRIS CHANDLER: As Seen On No Television (Flying Fish) produced by Rachel Faro
singles:
RUBEN BLADES & DAVE VALENTIN, featuring YOMO TORO & HIS BORICUA ALL-STARS: Cascabel on World Christmas (Metro-Blue/EMI) produced by Rachel Faro & Sammy Figueroa
VOCAL SAMPLING: We Wish You A Merry Christmas, on World Christmas (Metro-Blue/EMI)
produced by Rachel Faro & Vocal Sampling
CUARTO ESPACIO: Clave En Bajo Temporado; on Cubanojazz (World Pacific/EMI)
produced by Rachel Faro & Sammy Figueroa
MARIA RIVAS: El Manduco, on Café Negrito (Ashé Records)
Executive Producer
LOS VAN VAN: The Legendary Los Van Van: Thirty Years of Cuba’s Greatest Dance Band (Ashé) 2 CD boxed set with 108 page book. Compilation produced by Rachel Faro
LOS VAN VAN: Azucar (Xenophile, Ashé Series) produced by Juan Formell
VOCAL SAMPLING: Live In Berlin (Ashé)
LAZARO ROS: Olorun (Xenophile, Ashé Series)
CLAVE Y GUAGUANCÓ: Songs and Dances (Xenophile, Ashé Series)
JOSÉ ANGEL NAVARRO: Miel (Ashé) produced by José Angel Navarro
PARACUMBÉ: Tambó (Ashé) produced by Emanuel Dufrasne
GUACO: Amazonas (Ashé)
SOLO ALBUMS
Refugees (RCA) produced by John Simon
Rachel Faro II (RCA) produced by John Simon
Windsong (Blue Flame in Germany & Silverwolf in U.S.) produced by Rachel Faro
DOCUMENTARY FILM SOUNDTRACKS
The Divided Travel, directed by Jerry Aaronson, narrated by Jon Voigt; ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Lion’s Roar, directed by Mark Eliot, narrated by James Coburn; LUCIE AWARD BEST SOUND
Womanhouse, directed by Johanna Demetrakus; based on the piece by Judy Chicago
Ain’t Nobody’s Business, directed by Victress Hitchcock, RED RIBBON NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
Boxeo Cuba, directed by Gernot Schaffler (unreleased)
THEATRE
Original member of Hair, Aquarius Theatre, Los Angeles
Summer Face Woman, Theatre La Mama, NY; directed by Dave Hunsaker; composed and directed all music
TEACHING & WORKSHOPS
Naropa Institute, Boulder Colorado
New York Open Center
Die Kosmos, Amsterdam
Consultant
Warner Records, visit to Cuba with Warner executives, April 1995
U.S. Cuba Trade and Economic Council, trip to Cuba July 1996
Die Prinzen, accompanied multi-million selling group Die Prinzen to Cuba, January 2000
Cuba: I Am Time (4CD boxed set) (Blue Jackel Entertainment)
Petrol Records, Sydney Australia, accompanied CM Murphy (manager of INXS) to Cuba
Paroli Music, Germany
PERCUBA, April 2003; arranged for group of percussion students to attend PERCUBA, (International Festival of Percussion)
Nicole Henry, jazz artist: developed independent artist release and marketing strategy; album has sold 12,000 to date.
Author
Correspondent, New York Latino Magazine, 1993-1998
Correspondent, Ubermusick Magazine, 1990; Producer Series (interviews with Tommy LiPuma, Nile Rogers, Russ Titelman and others)
The Legendary Los Van Van: Thirty Years of Cuba’s Greatest Dance Band: 108 page book on history of Cuban music and Cuba’s most important popular band.
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