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Havana Meets Kingston

Havana Meets Kingston

Musical artist

Havana Meets Kingston is a collaboration between the musicians of Cuba and Jamaica.[1]

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In 2015 Australian producer Mista Savona (born Jake Dominic Savona)[2] flew a group of Jamaican musicians into Cuba to record a full length album bringing together the musicians and artists of both islands.[3] The resulting album Havana Meets Kingston was released in 2017.[1] Recorded at EGREM Studios in Centro Habana, Cuba, the album was described by Readings as “a one-of-a-kind musical project…Jake is pioneering a new frontier of cross-cultural musical exchange.”[4] Musicians featured on the album include Jamaican rhythm section Sly and Robbie, guitarist Ernest Ranglin and original members of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van and Irakere.[1] International tours followed including a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the BBC Proms, televised in full on BBC TV & Radio, and described by The Times as "Nothing Short Of Explosive”.[5]

Havana Meets Kingston was released in November 2017 by ABC Music, VP Records, Baco Records and Cumbancha, and Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 is due for release in October 2021.[1]

A photo of Sly Dunbar, Jake Savona and Robbie Shakespeare in Cuba in 2015
The Havana Meets Kingston band in Havana, Cuba in 2015

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References

  1. [1]
    Havana Meets Kingston
  2. [2]
    "'Mystic Country' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. [3]
    Cumbancha
  4. [4]
    Readings
  5. [5]
    The Times UK
  6. [6]
    http://havanameetskingston.com/discography.doc [dead link]
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