RARO
(Image: @riyel.photo)
It isn’t easy to perfect the art of distinguishing yourself as an interesting and different music artist, however with Raro (a nickname, which is a play on his birth name Carlo), it seems to come naturally.
‘I think designing and creating has always been a part of me and [was] nurtured at a very young age. Growing up, I used to draw a lot with my siblings, and as I spent more time drawing and making music, I realised I wanted to do this forever and somehow combine the two. Then, the Raro project begun.’ he tells The Western.
Raro incorporates a dynamic range of sounds in his music to the point where he is able to hit the benchmarks of more than just one genre. His chilled rap flow is accompanied with very melodic hooks. At this time, Raro feels as though emotion and introspective thoughts are what drives his creativity, with musical and visual inspirations such as JPEGMAFIA, James Jean, Brockhampton, and Animal Life.
He lives a pretty mundane life to keep himself driven. Raro goes outside, gardens, exercises, spends time with friends, and chills with his cat and dog. It also totally works for him when he needs to take a break and grow some fresh ideas.
‘Imagine being in your own fantasy world all the time. It does come with it’s obstacles. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, as well as a pretty detailed Microsoft excel timetable.’ Raro laughs.
His artistic abilities can reflect pretty calmly, like in his Cat n Mouse music video, or pretty wildly, like his cover art for his Planet Cool album, where the foreground and background display bright attention-grabbing colours.
‘Planet Cool was my first album. It was incredibly fun to work on and collaborate, and it was a platform where I could express my artistic and musical abilities.’ Raro reminices.
Raro feels his biggest achievement was releasing his album for the first time, and then having it featured on MTV. His work was also featured in Pictoria Volume 2 in 2018.
His art cave consists of a garage, as well as a makeshift music studio - which is a space where he does a lot of self reflection, and creates something beautiful from tragic experiences.
‘Look forward to tribulation - they arise to remind you of what you’re not and who you really want to be.’ Raro advises.
(Image: @riyel.photo)
