BMI Latin Spotlight: RaiNao

Posted in News on June 6, 2023
Photo: Sebastian Cabrera Chelin

There is no right time, there’s only RaiNao. With a salsa vocalist for a father and her own talent for saxophone, Naomi Ramírez—better known as RaiNao—has never known a life without music. After attending the Libre de Música of San Juan school, she studied theater in college, later getting singing gigs at church and performing with Puerto Rican artists including Rafa Pabón, Randy “Nota Loca,” and Wiso G. What followed was four years of training for both her vocal cords and her shyness before she started releasing her own music in 2020. Early tracks like “Track1,” “Celular,” and “Online” gave way to her breakthrough single (“Me Fui”) and her debut project, ahora A.K.A. Nao; standouts from the eight-track set include “Un Amarre” featuring Villano Antillano, “LUV,” and “Plug.” Since then, she has performed all around Puerto Rico, taken the stage at SXSW, and was invited by Bad Bunny to sing “LUV” with him at his tour stop in Puerto Rico. Her latest single, “Tentretiene,” produced by Wiso Rivera and Kenobi, dropped in April.


No existe el momento perfecto, solo el presente. Con su padre, cantante de salsa, y su propio talento en el saxofón, Naomi Ramírez, mejor conocida como RaiNao, nunca ha prescindido de la música. Después de cursar la Libre de Música en San Juan, estudió teatro en la universidad y luego empezó a cantar en la iglesia y con artistas puertorriqueños como Rafa Pabón, Randy “Nota Loca” y Wiso G. Tras cuatro años de entrenamiento vocal y para vencer la timidez, comenzó a sacar su propia música en 2020. Sus canciones iniciales, como “Track1”, “Celular” y “Online”, dieron paso al single con el que se hizo conocida (“Me fui”) y su primer proyecto, ahora A.K.A. Nao. Entre las que sobresalen de las ocho canciones están “Un amarre” con Villano Antillano, “LUV” y “Plug”. Desde entonces, se ha presentado por todo Puerto Rico y en SXSW, y fue invitada por Bad Bunny a cantar “LUV” con él cuando pasó por Puerto Rico durante su gira. Su más reciente sencillo, “Tentretiene”, producido por Wiso Rivera y Kenobi, salió en abril.

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