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Rachel Faro: Producer, Singer, Songwriter

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Rachel Faro: Producer, Singer, Songwriter

 

 

Introduction to Rachel Faro.   2:29 min.  Interview:  Raymond Elman.  Post-Production:  Lee Skye.  Music:  Rachel Faro. Recorded:  5/14/2025, Miami Beach.

 

RACHEL FARO (b.1948) is a singer, songwriter, record producer, consultant and record label executive.  She is also a well-known producer of Cuban, Latin, African, jazz, blues, folk and world music recordings, and the founder and president of Ashe Records, a well-respected world music record label.

Besides her own three solo albums Rachel has produced over thirty albums with other artists, three of which have received Grammy nominations.

In addition to her musical activities Rachel is a senior meditation teacher and practitioner within the Shambhala and Tibetan Buddhist traditions who has taught and led meditation retreats and workshops in the U.S., Europe and South Africa.

She is also the proud mother of Anandi, an outstanding jazz singer and songwriter based in Portland Oregon.  Faro is married to percussionist Sammy Figueroa.

— https://www.rachelfaro.com

 

The videos below are organized by Success Factor, and run between 20 seconds and 5 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.

 

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:    0:45 sec.

How did your spiritual journey begin?

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:    1:47 min.

How did a spiritual pursuit impact your music?

 

EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES:    2:55 min.

Tell me about your parents.

 

EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES:    2:14 min.

When did you start playing guitar?

 

DEVELOP A VOICE:    3:31 min.

Tell us about the early days of your career and who some of your influences were.

 

OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED:    3:29 min.

What was the first song of yours to be recorded?

 

SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES:     4:58 min.

How did you develop your business skills as a record producer?

 

SERENDIPITY:    1:40 min.

How did you meet the Cuban-American percussionist Sammy Figueroa?

 

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:    0:19 sec.

Do you know Nat Chediak and his film “Calle 54”?

 

PERSEVERANCE FURTHERS:    1:28 min.

When did you marry Sammy Figueroa?

 

CRITICAL THINKING:    1:16 min.

Given the large Cuban-American population in Miami, I would have expected you and Sammy to have moved here sooner.

 

COLLABORATION:    1:19 min.

Are you and Sammy on Tony Succar’s first album, “Unity”?

 

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:    0:51 sec.

We published ArtSpeak video conversations with opera singers Arturo Chacón-Cruz and Cecilia Violetta López, both of whom started off singing Mariachi.

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:    4:30 min.

Tell us about your jazz performance series at the Faena Theater.

 

CRITICAL THINKING:    1:45 min.

What are some of the things you love about Miami?

 

COMMUNITY VALUES:    1:04 min.

Speaking about diversity, I have been DEEPLY involved with the Historic Hampton House.