Guitarist

Vocalist

The son of Ecuadoran immigrants, Roberto Carlos Lange is a producer and singer-songwriter who has created an expansive, intoxicating body of music as Helado Negro. Known for crafting compassionate, atmospheric, and experimental pop music, he joins forces with Reyna Tropical, a decade-long project led by Fabi Reyna, the Mexican-born, Texas-raised activist, and guitarist who also founded She Shreds Magazine – the world’s first and only print publication dedicated to women guitarists and bassists. Reyna Tropical expands on their highly personal blend of Afro-Indigenous drum beats, Reyna’s gauzy guitar riffs and environmental samples.

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Helado Negro + Reyna Tropical

Yerba Buena Gardens 

Helado Negro’s experimental pop has been hailed by Pitchfork for having “the breeziest vibe in town.” Reyna Tropical’s Afro-Indigenous drum patterns and environmental samples give their music a rhythmic, hip-swaying tropical feel. The two acclaimed artists come together as Helado Tropical, channeling their sun-drenched tenderness into sound. Built from guitars, drum machines, and synths, their nine-song collaborative album Helado Tropical lives somewhere between ambient and rhythmic, intimate and expansive. Together, they resist expectations on what Latin music should sound like, how it should feel, and what stories it should tell.

Guitarist, Vocalist

Helado Negro

Events

Past events

Aug 15, 2026

Helado Negro + Reyna Tropical · Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

Aug 13, 2026

Helado Tropical Helado Negro & Reyna Tropical · The Ford

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