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Brownswood Recordings proudly announce a new project
bringing the best of a new generation of Cuban Musicians together to create an
incredible album of modern Cuban Urban music. ....
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World renowned globetrotting DJ, broadcaster and
tastemaker, Gilles Peterson teamed up with the award winning Cuban jazz pianist,
Roberto Fonseca, to find the very best up and coming musical talent in Havana.
12 Months in the making it represents the biggest collection of contemporary
Cuban musicians in a single musical initiative since the highly acclaimed
launch of Buena Vista Social Club in 1997.....
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Featuring the work of over 20 musicians and artists
recorded across 28 tracks, the double CD album is a celebration of Cuba’s
freshest musical talent from latin, afro jazz and fusion to hip hop, funk,
reggaeton and R&B. The album includes a collection of new material written
and recorded in Havana by undiscovered local street and urban musicians such as
vocalist D’nay (described by Gilles Peterson as “Cuba’s Jill Scott”) and Doble
Filo as well as international award winning artists such as rapper Kumar and
pianist Roberto Fonseca. Fans of Cuban music will also recognise a number of
traditional Cuban classics such as Chekere Son, which have been carefully
re-recorded by Gilles Peterson. ....
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The album was recorded in the world famous Egrem studios
in Havana, where all the major figures of the Cuban music
scene have recorded including Beny More’, Arsenio Rodriguez and the Buena
Vista Social Club. It is the latest in a series of cultural projects from
Havana-Cultura, which has been designed to give artists in Havana a global
voice via the website www.havana-cultura.com.....
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As well as videos of many of the artists involved in the
album, including the legendary pianist Roberto Fonseca, the website also showcases
wider artistic talent including dancers, writers and visual artists. The launch
of the album sees renowned Cuban artist Alexandre Arrechea commissioned via the
website to develop the artwork for the album’s covers. The resulting design
reflects the roots of the artist, which can be found in the scrutiny of local
Havana power structures and architecture.....
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The album will be available worldwide from 26th October
on Brownswood Recordings. It is a double album consisting of one CD of brand
new recordings produced by Gilles Peterson jointly with Roberto Fonseca and
Vince Vella and the second CD a compilation of Gilles’s favourite current and
recent Cuban music....
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