Raye Zaragoza is an American singer-songwriter from New York, NY based in Los Angeles, CA.
10 Facts About Raye Zaragoza
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Raye Zaragoza was born and raised in Manhattan and moved to Los Angeles at the age of fourteen.
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Raye Zaragoza's mother is an immigrant from Japan and her father is of Mexican and indigenous heritage.
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Raye Zaragoza's great-grandmother was adopted out of her tribe as young child, raised by a white woman and forced to assimilate.
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Raye Zaragoza started to gain national attention in 2016 with the song "In The River," protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Raye Zaragoza's music covers topics related to social justice and her experience as a woman of color.
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Raye Zaragoza cites Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Joan Baez, and Buffy St Marie as influences.
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In 2018, Raye Zaragoza toured with Dispatch and Nahko and Medicine for the People raising funds for Generation Indigenous.
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The album shows Raye Zaragoza embracing all aspects of her mixed-race identity in song.
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In 2021, Raye Zaragoza was awarded the Rising Tide Award by the International Folk Music Awards presented by Folk Alliance International.