Track Listings (15) - Disc #1| All Artists: Yusa Title: Yusa Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Tumi Records Release Date: 10/1/2002 Genres: International Music, Latin Music Styles: Caribbean & Cuba, Cuba Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 502262701126 |
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Yusa comes out of east Havana with a hard-driving style and a raw edge to her voice, sounding like a grown-up street kid. But she's actually had the benefit of a conservatory education, starting as a guitarist, and going o... more » |
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Amazon.com Yusa comes out of east Havana with a hard-driving style and a raw edge to her voice, sounding like a grown-up street kid. But she's actually had the benefit of a conservatory education, starting as a guitarist, and going on to play the trés, piano, and bass. She then starred with a female jazz quintet in a celebrated basement club; she's always been an instinctive collaborator. And that's what makes this CD so beguiling: everything has the accomplished sheen that comes from constant group improvisation. There's no vanity in Yusa's sound. You sense that, with her, it's the words and the emotion what matter, not perfection of tone. When the joint jumps, she leads energetically from the front. Given a cool-jazz backing, she responds with a graceful softening in her tone. And the lyrics are hers: "What happened to the glint in the eye/ It's got cold feet/ And it's giving me the creeps...." Her thoughts are as surreal as those of Portuguese fadista Misia, but they're not so spooky. Yusa is your ideal musical companion for a convivial evening. --Michael Church Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsCelebrating World Music!! Leonard Bakalchuk | 07/16/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "Yusa has complied a good combination the rhythmic tempos together which her soulful sexy voice, bringing to me a sense of hope and life. The instrumental work is excellent, which gets one up to your feet and dancing in celebration. Celebration, the right word to represent Yusa's work, a celebration of life." I am [mad] Leonard Bakalchuk | Brooklyn, NY USA | 07/17/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "i am amazed with this cd. i searched for information about her and i found out that Yusa despite her young age is already such a great musician. she is a good composer and music arranger. She also plays bass, guitar, piano and "tres" and sings as well. Thats more than one can ask for. Her voice and work remindes me of other artist like NOrah Jones, Jewel, Suzanne Vega and even Sade. I know that her music, a mix of Cuban rythms and a hint of latin jazz, has nothing to do with the style of these other artists; but a think they all have the same spiritual feeling of healing. Its fun without be noisy, its mellow without sadness. She is enlightened and makes feel close to the roots of something new. I recomend this cd and I cant wait to hear the next one. I am [made] because there is no way to see her performaing in NYC and i am not allowed to go to Habana to lhear her lin a live concert." A New Style For Cuba Jack Combs | Santa Fe, New Mexico USA | 06/11/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "Yusa is one of those rare creatures who breaks the mold and fashions a new style and sound. No Son or Buena Vista, but a departure from Cuba music to a world sound with this album. It is softly spicy with overtones of Brazil, with Marley honesty, and a Tracy Chapman unique voice, but it is all Yusa. A masterful musician: composer, lyricist, arranger, mixer, and skiled pianist, guitarist, bassist, percussionist, and a master's degree in the Tres, a six-stringed Cuban original instrument on which she plays classical music, she is, one hopes, a leader for new Cuban music. Although she can scat, chanteuse, and rip the top off the song, it is always done with
impecable skill and honesty. Nothing pretentious here. If you want to hear something original and a portend of the future, grab this album. Not Too Late" |
