Cimafunk (Band)
Biography:
Cimafunk is by far the most exciting new faces in the Latin music space. Singer, composer and producer, the young Cuban sensation offers a bold mix of funk with Cuban music and African rhythms, which is currently revolutionizing the island’s music scene.
Cimafunk is a cimarrón, a free being defying classification, a pilgrim in search of new musical miscegenation and the reunion of black music. By bringing out the best in Cuban rhythms and traditions and infusing sounds and styles from Africa and the U.S., Cimafunk is redefining contemporary Cuban music as well as Afro-Latin identity and the fusion of black cultures. Cimafunk has made a name for himself as one of today’s great showman, performing an electric live show with his 9-person band from Havana.
Named by Billboard as a “Top 10 Latin Artist to watch,” Cimafunk stole the show at the 2019 South by Southwest Music Festival and has toured aggressively in the U.S. and Europe. Just prior to the pandemic, Cimafunk and his band received overwhelming praise for a moving performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series.
He also engaged to create collaborations across generations with Cuban music Icons such as Omara Portuondo, Chucho Valdés, Juana Bacallao, Los Papines, La Orquesta Aragón, and in building bridges across segments of black music: celebrating New Orleans with Trombone Shorty, Tank & The Bangas and The Soul Rebels, and coming across creative misgeneation with George Clinton, Ceelo Green, Lupe Fiasco, Chocquibtown or Stylo G.
Cimafunk is a cimarrón, a free being defying classification, a pilgrim in search of new musical miscegenation and the reunion of black music. By bringing out the best in Cuban rhythms and traditions and infusing sounds and styles from Africa and the U.S., Cimafunk is redefining contemporary Cuban music as well as Afro-Latin identity and the fusion of black cultures. Cimafunk has made a name for himself as one of today’s great showman, performing an electric live show with his 9-person band from Havana.
Named by Billboard as a “Top 10 Latin Artist to watch,” Cimafunk stole the show at the 2019 South by Southwest Music Festival and has toured aggressively in the U.S. and Europe. Just prior to the pandemic, Cimafunk and his band received overwhelming praise for a moving performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series.
He also engaged to create collaborations across generations with Cuban music Icons such as Omara Portuondo, Chucho Valdés, Juana Bacallao, Los Papines, La Orquesta Aragón, and in building bridges across segments of black music: celebrating New Orleans with Trombone Shorty, Tank & The Bangas and The Soul Rebels, and coming across creative misgeneation with George Clinton, Ceelo Green, Lupe Fiasco, Chocquibtown or Stylo G.
Website: https://cimafunk.com/
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