Though raised in Artemisa, an hour outside of Havana, Alex Cuba’s artistry is as far-flung as the place he has settled and lived for over fifteen years: Smithers, BC, 14 hours north of Vancouver. His music at once incorporates his roots and is a unique amalgam of styles, having collaborated with artists ranging from Jason Mraz to Ron Sexsmith and Nelly Furtado; and bringing together melodies, popsoul hooks and rock chords.
A forward-thinking, indie-minded artist, Alex has amassed a steadily growing following among critics and fans. With over 20 awards and nominations to his name, including 4 Latin Grammys and two Junos Awards and three Grammy nominations.
Alex carries his Cuba within, incorporating subtle jazz influences, gained from his early years as a bass player in Cuba, and tasteful, sophisticated chords and lyrics expressing his poetry in an undeniably Cuban way. His growing body of work defines a unique musical place in the Latin diaspora.
Building on the 2017 Grammy nominated release Lo Unico Constante with its back to roots introspection, his new collection of songs will be released in September 2019, including 6 featuring’s with Latin American singers and songwriters. Alex joined with Toronto based engineer, John Bailey to record in Gibson’s BC at The Farm Studio.
A decision to record all the instruments came to Alex Cuba years ago when the making demos for new songs and wanting to share that undeniable personal sound. A series of singles will be released leading up the album release, September 20th, 2019. Tour dates promoting the album in Canada, Mexico and the US will be found at www.alexcuba.com and listen to the singles on your favourite digital platform.
Links to more info on Alex Cuba -
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About URGNT:
URGNT LIVE is a Toronto-based online venue. What started as livestream series in empty venues created in response to the COVID-19 outbreak has quickly adapted to promote social distancing and create a curated platform to present and support the best of the city's musicians. Our goals are:
- to unify the arts industry in Toronto in a safe and creative way;
- to raise money to pay a nominal fee to all involved parties to help with lost gigs and wages as a result of the quarantine;
- to document and catalogue this unique period in history; and
- to make compelling content available to audiences when they need it most.
Urgent times call for urgent creativity. Our artists will lead the way.
The videos are free to watch at urgnt.ca or at the URGNT or Maclean's facebook pages, but the project is not. To pay your cover charge to support the economy of culture, go to our gofundme page at gf.me/u/xravta
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