Been traveling a lot on weekends. So here’s a very late Sunday Electric Relaxation
Yerba Buena is a Grammy-nominated fusion band based out of New York. The project was started by Venezuelan songwriter, producer and instrumentalist Andres Levin, & Singer, Composer Cucu Diamantes who brought Cuban composer Descemer Bueno to New York. All worked together during the conception of the band, but soon after, Bueno left the group. The original lineup included cuban singer Percussionist Pedro Martinez and singer Xiomara Laugart.
Yerba Buena’s music (as described by Razor and Tie, the band’s record label) is a blend of African-rooted Latin music (Cuban Rumba, Colombian cumbia, Pan-Caribbean Soca, and Nuyorican Boogaloo) with hip-hop, Motown soul, Nigerian Afrobeat with a dash of Middle Eastern themes. (link)
Some of their less known gems are “Candela” “Bla Bla Bla” and “El Burrito.”
