Gilles Peterson Presents: Havana Cultura

Gilles Peterson and global art initiative Havana Cultura present a 2-disk collection of contemporary Cuban musical talent. This double album is the biggest collection of contemporary Cuban musicians in a single musical initiative since Cuba's famous musical export Buena Vista Social Club.

CD1 is 12 tracks of brand new recordings produced by Gilles Peterson, alongside Roberto Fonseca and Vince Vella. The new material was written and recorded in Havana by undiscovered local, street and urban musicians under the musical direction of the international award-winning pianist Fonseca.

CD2 is a 16 track compilation of the best recent tracks from a selection of the best contemporary Cuban artists such as Kumar, Cubanito 2002, Gente de Zona, Doble Filo, Kelvis Ochoa, Yusa, Free Hole Negro and many others.

Havana Cultura - New Cuba Sound is the culmination of a 12-month project that saw Peterson travel to Cuba to find the very best new musical talent in Havana. The album was recorded in Havana's world famous Egrem studios, where most major figures of the Cuban music scene have recorded. The album features over 20 musicians and artists recorded across 28 tracks a celebration of Cuba's freshest musical talent from Latin, Afro-Jazz and Fusion to Hip Hop, Funk, Reggaeton and Pop as well as a number of traditional Cuban classics carefully re-recorded by Peterson.