▁trained ▁mez zo - s op rano , ▁Re i ' s ▁influ ences ▁include ▁South ▁American ▁folk ▁styles , ▁jazz , ▁pop , ▁new ▁classical ▁and ▁electronic ▁music . ▁Sing ing ▁in ▁Spanish , ▁English ▁and ▁Portuguese , ▁her ▁voice ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁as ▁" poss ess ing ▁a ▁vol upt u ously ▁full ▁voice , ▁compreh ensive ▁command ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁rh yth ms , ▁and ▁en cyc lop edic ▁knowledge ▁of ▁folk lor ic ▁forms ▁from ▁Argentina , ▁Peru , ▁Colombia , ▁and ▁Uruguay ." ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁her ▁albums ▁won ▁Independent ▁Music ▁Awards ▁for ▁Best ▁Album ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Beat ▁category . ▁She ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁John ▁Z orn , ▁Bobby ▁Mc F err in , ▁Marc ▁Rib ot , ▁and ▁Maria ▁Schne ider . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁co - found er ▁of ▁El ▁Co lect ivo ▁Sur , ▁an ▁arts ▁collect ive ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁that ▁a ims ▁to ▁increase ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁South ▁American ▁music ▁and ▁assemble ▁diverse ▁communities . ▁She ▁cur ates ▁its ▁flags hip ▁program , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁South ▁American ▁Music ▁Festival . ▁She ▁teach es ▁at ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁of ▁Music ' s ▁Global ▁In iti atives , ▁including ▁its ▁it iner ant ▁program ▁Ber k lee ▁Lat ino ▁directed ▁by ▁Oscar ▁St agn aro ▁and ▁J avier ▁Lim ón