PRESS

(PRESS IN ENGLISH)

“Yusa’s voice comes from the very root of black America and bewitches the audience with a mix of jazzy tunes, Cuban folk, tropical sound and poetry; that defines her style: the eternal romance between silence and sound”
(CD Vivo - Rolling Stone Magazine, 2010)

Nominated at WOMEX 2002 in two categories for the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards: Best Newcomer and Best of the Americas

"Listening to the bitter-sweet lyrics of new Cuban singer YUSA and the simple sophistication of her music one knows one is finally hearing 21st century Cuba. Her cutting-edge songs map the contemporary emotional lives of urban Havana. Fused inside her music are traces from further afield, from iconclastic jazz and rock to today's Brazil. Full of the vital energy of experimentation and the textures of musical exchange gained in intimate venues, Yusa offers a whole new way of hearing Cuba." - Jan Fairley

'As you listen to this new CD you should forget everything you thought you knew about contemporary Cuban music' - NPR, USA

'Yusa has arrived as a powerful new voice stocked with a profound knowledge of her musical roots and an innovative reinvention of Cuba' - Global Rhythm, USA

The winner of Cubadisco 2003, fusion category

New York Times Syndicate, John Shelton, Top 21 CDs

European World Music Chart, Top 10

'Like a vocally dexterous Tracy Chapman with a large jazzy collection' - Neil Bennun, BBC Online

'Yusa is an aural journey from start to finish' - Miami New Times

'Top of the World' Critics Choice, Songlines

'Very impressive live' - Charlie Gillett

'Remarkably accomplished eclectic music' - Sue Steward

'Is it any surprise that she's been nominated for an award in two categories ?' - FRoots/BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards

PRENSA EN ESPAÑOL

“Yusa hace salir su voz de la entraña misma de la América negra y hechizada a la audiencia con una deliciosa pócima de climas jazzies, folk cubano, tropicalismo y poesía que redefinen el eterno romance entre el sonido y los silencios” (Disco Vivo **** - Revista Rolling Stone, 2010)

“Una de las voces más nuevas y relevantes de la música cubana” (La Nación)

“Apenas se acerca al mic no queda nada en pie” (Revista Viva)

“Yusa es un alma que se eleva” (Revista Los Inrockuptibles)

“Una voz sugestiva en clima jazzy” (Revista Rolling Stone)

“Entre la introspección y la explosión total” (Diario Crítica)

“Potente musicalidad” (Diario Miradas al Sur)

“Canciones atrapantes de una cubana universal” (Diario Popular)

“En su música late la identidad negra del blues y el soul” (ADN)

“Yusa es uno de los nombres propios de la renovación musical cubana” (Radar)

“Canciones libres, liberadas, liberadoras” (Las12)