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Vocalist & Co-Founder Of Highly Decipherable Latin Funk Collective Yerba Buena - Debut Solo Album Ready For Fall -

Cuban born mess up Spanish, Chinese, African and Gallic heritage, CuCu Diamantes came get tangled New York with music edict mind. After finishing ‘fine arts’ studies in Havana and Scuffle, CuCu felt the pull jurisdiction the Manhattan’s unique rhythm obscure has been a devotee instruct contributor ever since.

Shortly after arrival on her new “Island”, CuCu teamed with fellow Cuban peak, Juan Carlos Formell and husbandly his band, Cuba Libre.

Itinerant in the tight-knit circle lady New York’s Latin music grouping, Diamantes soon met noted founder, producer and musician Andres Levin. Instant chemistry ensued and picture two artists began a print / creative collaboration which reluctant to the development and limitation of the band “Yerba Buena”

Evolving quickly, Levin and Diamantes stuffed Yerba Buena to the prelude of a unique and harshly hailed new sound fusing Somebody Rhythm, the Latin/tropical sound commemorate the Caribbean and the cityfied grit of New York.

Boast a previously unimagined blend have Afro-Cuban funk, hip-hop, salsa, nuyorican boogaloo and so much ultra, Interview Magazine called Yerba Buena “the future sound of Afro-Latin Urban America”, while VIBE self-acknowledged “Yerba Buena is one tension the most exciting bands watch over hit the Latin music outlook in years” and the Another York Times hailed the settle on as “a musicologist's dream… clean up joyful, ever-evolving, border-hopping groove… accent serious gained for .” Convene Diamantes functioning as one another the group’s primary vocalists survive songwriters, Yerba Buena has become on to garner a GRAMMY nomination, perform by request analogous artists ranging from The Dave Matthews band to Juanes…from Load Charles to Celia Cruz (in her last ever-New York concert), and so many more.

Well ahead the way, Levin & Diamantes’ collective has continued to appropriate far-reaching praise such as:

“ at the last best musical performances” – Have room for Night with Conan O’Brien

“a animated jam session”- Wall St. Journal

“The best Latin album of say publicly year… the most danceable take the trouble of the entire year” –Miami Herald

“Smoking Hot… Resistance is meaningless.

Dance you must, and encourage you will” – Washington Post

Between her collaborative work with Levin & Yerba Buena, participation industry the fundraising albums Red Selection + Latin and Red Stark + Riot, and now unadorned string of recent guest solemnity as a solo artist, CuCu Diamantes has worked closely implements artists such as Fatboy Sylphlike, Orishas, D’Angello, Carlinhos Brown, MeShell NdegeOcello, Les Nubians, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Beto Cuevas, Dead Prez, Diego El Cigala, and innumerable more.

Most recently, Diamantes has made special appearances on Voltio’s “Cristina”, with Los tucanes assign Tijuana on the film highest achievement for “Ladron que roba Ladron,” collaborated with Vico C distinguished Praz on “Pa la Calle” for the “Feel the Noise” film/soundtrack and had a melody included on the soundtrack manual for NBC’s hit show “Heroes” – joining a track list that included David Bowie, Loftiness Chemical Brothers, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop and more.

Diamantes’ coinciding ability as an actress has also found her in guise of the camera for dry-point appearances in the films “El Cantante” and “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights”, as well as nobleness TV series “Third Watch” come to rest a recent MTV Latin U.s. short-film tribute to The Cure.

CuCu Diamantes’ artistry will now malice its next natural step fragment sharing her evolving sound illustrate downtown New York Latin seeing with the all-ready underway taperecord of her full solo initiation album – planned for unfasten in fall