1. Aruba Red has described her sound as "alternative soul music centered around themes of transformation and healing, influenced by trip hop, minimalist electronica, glitch, soul, acoustic folk, and dub".
15 Facts About Aruba Red
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Aruba Red is the daughter of Cream bassist, vocalist, and songwriter Jack Bruce.
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Aruba Red first appeared as a featured artist on Nitin Sawhney's album London Undersound, released on Cooking Vinyl in 2008, on the track Last Train to Midnight, which she co-wrote.
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Aruba Red collaborated with Jamaican Reggae Artist Jah Cure on her track Light Up, released on the Jamaican record label TAD's, which was playlisted on Irie FM, alongside her collaboration Struggling with Reggae Artist Jah Mason.
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Aruba Red has toured with Maverick Sabre, Natty, Fat Freddy's Drop, and Ms.
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Aruba Red has performed at festivals including Glastonbury Festival, Boardmasters Festival, Big Chill Festival, Freeze Festival, One Love Festival, Rise Festival, and Thailand's International Hot Air Balloon Festival.
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In 2012, Aruba Red released an EP entitled "Demos in Disguise" independently via Ditto Music.
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Aruba Red recorded backing vocals for her father's last album, Silver Rails, which was released on March 24,2014, on Esoteric Records.
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The track 'Fractured Heart' was written about the last few days Aruba spent with her late father.
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On October 24,2015, Aruba Red performed "We're Going Wrong" and "Folksong" at her father's tribute concert, 'Sunshine Of Your Love - A Concert Celebrating the Life and Music of Jack Bruce' which she co-produced with Nitin Sawhney.
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In June 2019, Aruba Red was awarded the 'Transmission Fund Grant' by Help Musicians UK to support the writing of her new album.
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In February 2020 Aruba Red released her live video Blue filmed at The Vortex Jazz Club on Blue Monday.
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On 6 March 2020, Aruba Red released her EP Shadow Work, which received positive reviews from At The Barrier, PauzeRadio, and Spiral Earth.
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On 2 November 2019, Aruba Red spoke at BBC Introducing Live on a panel discussing mental health in the music industry and in December 2019 she featured on the Elevate Music Podcast, discussing inter-generational patterns around addiction and co-dependency.
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On 27 April 2020, Aruba Red launched her 'Meditation Mondays' series on instagram after hosting a guided meditation for the shesaid.