Surprisingly, you don't expect such a mature and mature debut from a 22-year-old. The Cuban jazz singer, choir conductor, band leader and composer Daymé Arocena is therefore blessed with a charismatic appearance, powerful singing voice and a large portion of musical talent. Born in an Afro-Cuban neighborhood in Havana, she brings that Afro-Cuban culture into her music. She grew up in a musical
… family: her grandmother taught her 1960s boleros, her father loved jazz, her idol. During her music studies she became increasingly fascinated by jazz and founded the jazz group Alami, a band with only women. This initiative received enthusiastic support from Canadian jazz saxophonist . After three guest appearances on the albumbrings in 2015 her first album from. An impressive debut with self-written jazz and neo-soul compositions, sung in Yoruba, Spanish and English. (SvdP)more
