Cubafonía, by Daymé Arocena

Blue vinyl edition

Cubafonía

by Daymé Arocena

supported by

Howlin' Jacques Lisbon She rules. I met her once, one of the most passionate performers I’ve ever had the privilege of seeing live Favorite track: It's Not Gonna Be Forever.

Rob O. What a pleasure it is to have to have this in my collection. Classic Cuban Mambo fronted by Daymé's powerful vocals and excellent songwriting sensibilities. The musicians on this project are first-rate in an explosion of beautiful sound! What a talent acquired by Gilles Peterson's Brownswoods Recording label!

COREY FOX MAHANEY Absolutely mind bending. Haven't been so blown away by in album in a long time. Favorite track: Mambo Na' Mà.

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£9 GBP
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

LP Tracklist:

A1. Eleggua
A2. La Rumba me llamo yo
A3. Lo que fue
A4. Maybe Tomorrow
A5. Negra Caridad
B1. Mambo Na’ M à
B2. Cómo
B3. Ángel
B4. It’s Not Gonna Be Forever
B5. Valentine

Includes unlimited streaming of Cubafonía via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 3 days

6 remaining

Purchasable with gift card

£15 GBP
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

CD Tracklist:

1. Eleggua
2. La Rumba me llamo yo
3. Lo que fue
4. Maybe Tomorrow
5. Negra Caridad
6. Mambo Na’ M à
7. Cómo
8. Todo por Amor
9. Ángel
10. It’s Not Gonna Be Forever
11. Valentine

Includes unlimited streaming of Cubafonía via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 14 days

7 remaining

Purchasable with gift card

£10 GBP
Full Digital Discography

12

releases

Get all 12 Daymé Arocena releases available on Bandcamp and save 20%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Sonocardiogram, Trilogía, Yambú (Sacred Rhythm Mix), Esa v Daymé Arocena, Como Remixes, Eleggua Remixes, Cubafonía, One Takes, and 4 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

£44 GBP (20% OFF)
Limited Edition Blue Vinyl Edition
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
LP Tracklist:

A1. Eleggua
A2. La Rumba me llamo yo
A3. Lo que fue
A4. Maybe Tomorrow
A5. Negra Caridad
B1. Mambo Na’ M à
B2. Cómo
B3. Ángel
B4. It’s Not Gonna Be Forever
B5. Valentine

Includes unlimited streaming of Cubafonía via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

1.	Eleggua 03:07
2.	La Rumba me llamo yo 04:24
3.	Lo que fue 03:49
4.	Maybe Tomorrow 02:56
5.	Negra Caridad 03:11
6.	Mambo Na' Mà 03:22
7.	Cómo 05:04
8.	Todo por Amor 03:08
9.	Ángel 02:54
10.	It's Not Gonna Be Forever 03:50	buy track
11.	Valentine 04:23 video	buy track

about

With Cuba poised to become more connected to the rest of the world, the Cuban people’s pride in a unique musical heritage has never felt more vital. Arising from that lineage, Daymé Arocena has returned to deliver an ambitious second long player; rooting her compositions in Cuba’s classic rhythms, Daymé encompasses the rich, diverse musical make-up of her home whilst looking outward too – to the world she has spent the last two years traveling.

It’s her most polished, fully realised project since meeting her mentor (and record label head), Gilles Peterson, in 2012. Benefiting from Gilles’ expansive vision as a DJ, broadcaster and promoter, Daymé has been nurtured to this point by the Havana Cultura project – a platform for contemporary Cuban creativity driven by Havana Club rum.

First, there was 2014’s Havana Cultura Mix album, which introduced her to working with electronic producers for the first time. She then accompanied Gilles in his journey through rumba culture for the expansive Havana Club Rumba Sessions project, which produced a feature-length documentary along with an album – using her distinctive vocals – of rumba reimaginings and sample pack. As a solo artist, she released her debut album Nueva Era to critical and popular acclaim in 2015, with an EP of cover versions, titled One Takes, released in early 2016.

The reception to her music has spurred a whirlwind of opportunities: she shared an off-the-cuff live moment with Roy Ayers and Brazilian superstar Ed Motta to leave Worldwide Festival in tears of joy, jumped on stage with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson at his triumphant Suite for Ma Dukes show at the Barbican, and rung the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange with a delegation from Women of the World. She has played shows from LA to Tokyo, charming audiences with her mesmerising vocal range and earthy sense of humour. She name-checks Kendrick Lamar and Anderson Paak as artists she would love to work with.

Despite all that, however, it’s not distracted Daymé from a deep sense of seriousness about her art form; born of a uniquely musical culture, she strives to forge a cohesive musical language from Cuba’s distinct musical dialects. Growing up in a two-bed house with 21 other people, every available surface was scuffed from the rumba rhythms which had been played out on them. It’s a childhood typical of a country where children grow up readily exposed to the island’s numerous, particular rhythms.

That immersive upbringing forms the record’s starting point. Entering one of Havana’s prestigious, state-funded classical conservatoires at age 9, that rigorous classical training has informed an interconnected vision of Cuban music, where inspiration comes from the Caribbean island’s different rhythms and styles – from Guantánamo’s fast-paced changüí, to ubiquitous guaguancó and ‘70s-style ballada. Sung mainly in Spanish, Daymé drops into English (and even tries out a little French) when the mood takes her. Produced alongside Soundway artist Dexter Story, with string arrangements from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, this is heritage music for modern-day citizens of the world.

Interviewing Daymé at the Sound of Cuba showcase at SXSW last year, NPR wrote, “It is hard to imagine a better voice to open her country’s gates” – and it feels like this statement holds true. Ambitious, hardworking, and hungry for cultural exchange that doesn’t compromise the unique flavour of her home country of which she is so proud, it feels like 2017 could be a monumental year for Daymé. She possesses a clear sense of her music’s intermingling influences: “We don't have this native culture,” she explains. “We don't have indigenous people, like Maya or Quechua. They made a country with people from everywhere – that’s what makes Cuban culture so different.”

credits

released March 10, 2017

license

about

Daymé Arocena London, UK

Daymé Arocena’s work encompasses the rich, diverse musical make-up of the Cuba she grew up in. Rooting her compositions in Cuba’s classic rhythms, she looks outward to the world she’s spent the past two years travelling.

daymearocena.com

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact Daymé Arocena

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Daymé Arocena recommends:

Gilles Peterson Presents: Havana Cultura Anthology
by Havana Cultura

Best of Havana Cultura Daymé Arocena
go to album

If you like Daymé Arocena, you may also like:

Black Focus
by Yussef Kamaal

supported by 134 fans who also own “Cubafonía”

simple: mind blowing! hugues merone
go to album
Nubya's 5ive
by Nubya Garcia

supported by 78 fans who also own “Cubafonía”

The entire group's groove dynamic is so fucking amazing. Shout out to Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon Jones, Daniel Casimir and that drummer Femi Koloeso. Keep making good music!!! btw the tuba's solo was above and beyond my imagination Raven Branwen
go to album
Wisdom of Elders
by Shabaka And The Ancestors

supported by 69 fans who also own “Cubafonía”

London jazz scene joins South African jazz scene. Magnificent music ensues. Philip Graham
go to album
Rumba Con Flores
by Eliane Correa & En El Aire

Inspired by time in Havana, Buenos Aries, Barcelona, and London, pianist Eliane Correa blurs Afro Cuban jazz with neo soul. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 12, 2016
go to album
Havana Club Rumba Sessions
by Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura Band

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 12, 2016
go to album

Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Sarabeth Linden from NYC's Tower swings by to chat about their raucous sophomore album

listen now

Cubafonía

by Daymé Arocena

Streaming + Download

£9 GBP

Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

£15 GBP

Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

£10 GBP

Full Digital Discography

£44 GBP (20% OFF)

Limited Edition Blue Vinyl Edition
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

Sold Out

about

credits

license

tags

Tags

about

discography

contact / help

Cubafonía

by Daymé Arocena

Digital Album Streaming + Download

Buy Digital Album £9 GBP

Send as Gift

Black Vinyl Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

Buy Record/Vinyl £15 GBP

Send as Gift

CD Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

Buy Compact Disc £10 GBP

Send as Gift

Full Digital Discography

Buy Digital Discography £44 GBP (20% OFF)

Send as Gift

Limited Edition Blue Vinyl Edition Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

Sold Out

Share / Embed

about

credits

license

tags

Tags

about

discography

contact / help

Streaming + Download

£9 GBP

Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

£15 GBP

Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

£10 GBP

£44 GBP (20% OFF)

Limited Edition Blue Vinyl Edition
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album