Hurray for the Riff Raff

Musical Group

Forfans of indie folk, americana, narrative concept albums, and listeners interested in puerto rican-american perspectives and socially conscious songwriting.
1 Reviews 0 Definitions 2 Charts

Singer-Songwriters Folk World music

Follow Share with...

The Profile

Hurray for the Riff Raff is an American indie-folk/Americana project led by singer-songwriter Alynda Lee Segarra, known for narrative songwriting that blends folk, roots and Latin-influenced sounds.

Led by Puerto Rican-American Alynda Lee Segarra; project active since circa 2007. The album The Navigator was released March 15, 2017 on ATO Records.

The provided review praises The Navigator as a concept album by Alynda Lee Segarra / Hurray for the Riff Raff, highlighting Puerto Rican-American identity, New York stories and a blend of folk, Americana and Latin sounds. The reviewer compares Segarra's work to artists like Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull and singles out songs such as 'Rican Beach' and 'Pa'lante'. Released March 15, 2017 on ATO Records, the album is presented as cinematic and deserving repeated listens.

Notable Quotes

❝ A reality in the American folk and pop music world that is gaining increasing notoriety for several years and a project fundamentally based on the figure and artistic skills of Alynda Lee Segarra.