Cuban Culture in Manhattan: Orishas is back in New York!
The Latin-Grammy winning group ORISHAS is back in NY for an intimate, exclusive concert at the Home of Universal Music, SOBs. On Thursday, June 25th, Orishas, the Cuban hip-hop band with an international following, returns to SOBs for their only NY show of 2009.
Orishas emigrated from Cuba early in their career, but Havana’s influence is clearly evident in their music. They gained notoriety in Cuba for addressing the social and racial problems of Havana with their music. To many in their native Cuba the group was seen as much needed social commentators. They left Cuba for Spain where they recorded their first album A Lo Cubano, in 1999, which was met with widespread critical acclaim. The album allowed them to tour for over 2 years around the world.
In 2001, they released their second album, Emigrante. Emigrante featured the best Cuban musicians as well as several collaborations with French DJs and artists. Mario Rodriquez who has worked with Notorious Big, Public Enemy and many others guided the mixing.
Thanks for this, Great post!
DJ Asho will be there too! Thanks for the post!
The Cuban born trio Orishas are already multi-award winners in their adopted Europe. Their music is a fusion of traditional Cuban music, hip hop, funk and socially conscious lyrics. Antidiotico is a compilation CD of the best of their past 3 albums. The music is exciting. A must have CD.