 Yusa SPRING 2009 TOUR
UK/Ireland Mid May – Mid June
“A young woman in a class all by herself! Yusa has so many ways of expressing herself in music, it's hard to come up with a way to describe her except as the anti-mambo queen, or as the Joni Mitchell of Cuba.”
PRI’s ‘The World’
October 2008 - U.S.A.
Yusa is living proof that not everyone in Cuba is making music like their grandaddy! Yes, of course there are urban echoes of classic trova songs, but it's offshoots like bolero and notably 'filin' that inform this true voice of the 21st century whose songs break down the labels usually imposed on the island's music. As a modern troubadour Yusa, like others in her peer group, is as influenced by Spanish and North American pop and jazz as by 'nueva trova' and son. After all Yusa grew up with her ear stimulated by everything Cuba had to offer as well as a legion of international musicians including Miles Davis, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea and Jaco Pastorius. And she's of a generation whose musical world owes as much to their contemporaries in Brazil Ð Lenine, Chico Science, Chico Cesar, Carlinhos Brown Ð as to anything home grown.
For her third album Yusa offers Haiku – a collection of intimista songs. Working with Brazilian producer Alę Siqueira the soundscape is a subtle celebration of the rich cultural links between Brazil and Cuba.
Yusa is touring the UK and Ireland in May and June 2009. Her new line-up of 3 musicians (Piano, Guitar & Percussion) features special guest Simone Soul from Brazil on percussion. Contact us for booking information.
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