'Candela' feat. Solis & Randy Valentine
This is the third single from the 'Havana Meets Kingston' album, due for release November 3, 2017.
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MUSICIANS
Candela (feat. Francisco ‘Solis’ Robert & Randy Valentine)
(Original by Faustino Oramas “El Guayabero”)
Drums: Sly Dunbar
Bass: Gaston Joya
Laud: Barbarito Torres
Tres: Clementine Hechavaría
Piano: Alejandro Falcón
Guitar: Winston ‘Bopee’ Bowen
Tambourine: Bongo Herman
Congas: Yaroldy Abreu
Cuban Percussion: Jacinto Herrera & Oliver Valdés
Trumpet: Julito Padrón
Guitar Solo (outro): Clementine Hechavaria (part 1) & Barbarito Torres (part 2)
Backup Vocals: Maikel Ante, Erik Alejandro Iglesias Rodriguez, Maite Paez Bolet & Moraima Marín Elósegui
Please also check our other two singles from this project:
* 'El Cuarto De Tula' feat. Maikel Ante, El Medico & Turbulence ()
* 'Carnival' feat. Solis & Randy Valentine ()
HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON: The Album & Film
Management:
World - Anna (annacoelho.management@gmail.com)
EU - Vianney (vianney.liesenborghs@gmail.com)
'Picture this - Kingston Meets Havana!' Although the two islands of Jamaica and Cuba are only miles apart, there has never been a recording project that truly fuses the music of the two islands together - until now.
HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON is a world first album due for release in November 2017. The project began in 2015 when Australian producer Mista Savona teamed up with Sly & Robbie, Bongo Herman, 'Bopee' Anderson and other legendary Jamaican musicians and personally flew them to Havana to work with members of the Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van, Havana Cultura & more. Alongside these highly experienced musicians Savona also scouted for young & up-and-coming artists from both countries, and it's this fusion of age, experience, culture and musical styles that makes this project so exceptional.
The joy in the studio and the sheer skill of the musicians involved has resulted in something truly unique and extraordinary. Recorded at the famous Egrem Studios in Havana, the project is called HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON and will be released in two parts - album #1 in 2017, with album #2 and a feature documentary following in 2018. Our first introductory video has already gone viral!
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The first single to be unleashed from this amazing project is ‘Carnival', featuring Jamaican born vocalist Randy Valentine and Cuban singer Solis. It is a triumphant anthem and a song that speaks of the transformative power of music & dance. With its hypnotic rolling basslines, deep roots reggae feel and strong Afro-Cuban influence 'Carnival' is a song that may well open a new chapter in the history of Caribbean music. Sung in both English and Spanish, it switches effortlessly between the sounds and languages of the two islands and yet somehow feels completely natural and catchy - despite the very different rhythms and traditions of Cuban and Jamaican music.