Xenia Rubinos

Xenia Rubinos (born July 24, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Background and early life Xenia Rubinos was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1985 to a Puerto Rican mother and a Cuban father. She studied jazz composition at the Berklee College of Music. She spent most of her 20s acting as the primary caregiver for her father as he dealt with a degenerative illness, which inspired her song "Black Stars." She has lived in Brooklyn since 2006.

Career Her album Black Terry Cat was released to critical acclaim and was named the 11th best album of 2016 by NPR.

Music Rubinos' early music influences include composers like Prokofiev and Ravel, as her father was a fan of classical music and opera. Later, she became enthralled with hip-hop, R&B and Miles Davis in particular, which led her to study jazz at the Berklee College of Music.

She is inspired by her Latin American heritage and Santería practices.

Discography 2013 - Magic Trix (self-released) 2016 - Black Terry Cat (NuBlack Music Group) 2021 - Una Rosa (ANTI-)