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Sophia Ramos: Serpentine
Singer - Illustration
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m12
85/is_n2_v24/ai_15129862
by Michelle Shocked
What's amazing about Sophia Ramos is that
she has this wonderful background of gospel
and R&B styles, but she also likes to just
kick ass, because she's a rock 'n'
roll baby first and foremost. But I remember
her being told by record-company executives,
"You should play the music of your
people." It was that blunt--because
she's Puerto Rican, they didn't think
she should play rock 'n' roll. And I
was so impressed that instead of being
discouraged by them, she had a vision for
herself and the kind of music that was true
to her heart, which I feel is expressed very
well in her band, Sophia's Toy. She
didn't stereotype herself even though
others tried to. I think Sophia is a poster
child for what I call the new omni-American,
someone who truly represents American
culture. I'm not really a fan of the idea
of multiculturalism, but I feel like she's
got so much at her fingertips. She offers a
real new perspective on the way race figures
into pop music today because she has all the
cultural references available to her.
She's got it all. And if you see the girl
dance to salsa, man, she's so fun and
lively, she's like a charmed snake.
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