Combining jazz sensibility and deep roots in the Afro-Cuban tradition, Yesun is the Havana-born artist’s ninth solo album. The record delves into the music ofRoberto Fonseca’s homeland of Cuba while keeping its sights set firmly on the future, weaving in electronic beats, spoken word, retro-modern keyboards, Fonseca’s vocals and more.
In this way Fonseca and his trio – drummer Raúl Herrera and longtime double bass player Yandy Martínez-Rodriguez – shaped many of the 12 original compositions on Fonseca’s new album Yesun. The record features guests including Grammy-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano, lauded French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf and rising star Cuban rapper Danae Suarez alongside retro-modern keyboards, electronic beats and samples and earthy Afro-Cuban rhythms, Fonseca says: "Yesun is the album I’ve always wanted to make,” all my influences are here. All the sounds and vibes that make me who I am.”
Having proved himself exceptional (indeed, earlier in 2019 he was awarded the distinguished Ordre des Arts Letters from the French Ministry of Culture), Fonseca is free to take more risks, break new ground, take his music – and the music of Cuba – further.
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