Daymé Arocena, vocals Jorge Luis Lagarza, piano Rafael Aldama, bass Marcos Morales, drums Pablo Dewin, videographer and video co-editor
DAYMÉ AROCENA
“Nangareo” “Trilogia: Oya, Oshun & Yemaya” “Not for Me” “Para el Amor: Cantar!” “Maybe Tomorrow” “Menuet para un Corazón” “El Ruso” “Mambo Na Ma” “La Rumba Me Llamo Yo”
Full of energy, talent, and charisma, Havana-born jazz vocalist and composer Daymé Arocena comes to the Library to enchant her audience with her rich and powerful vocals. Characterized as “one of the world’s fastest-rising jazz vocalists” by The New Yorker, Arocena brings a program that fuses jazz, Santeria chants, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and contemporary R&B that reflects her cultural and musical upbringing on the island. Compared to such luminaries as Celia Cruz, Aretha Franklin, and Nina Simone (NPR), Arocena promises a program full of color and spirit. In addition to her virtual performance, Arocena will present five short educational videos on Afro-Cuban rhythms, vocal improvisation, and Afro-Cuban influences in music. Finally, she will join a Library curator in a conversation about her life and music.
Presented in cooperation with the Revada Foundation of the Logan family.
Additional Digital Resources
Conversation with Daymé Arocena
Daymé Arocena Educational Video #1: Vocal Improvisation
Daymé Arocena Educational Video #2: Afro-Cuban Rhythms
Daymé Arocena Educational Video #3: Afro-Cuban Influences in Music
Daymé Arocena Educational Video #4: Music Composition
Daymé Arocena Educational Video #5: Five Tips for Emerging Artists
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