Dayme Arocena's new album, Cubafonía, is out now. Courtesy of the artist/Larisa López
by MARISA ARBONA-RUIZ
March 16, 20179:00 AM ET
Daymé Arocena must be an old soul. She's a bright, young singer with a surprisingly mature voice that's deep and dynamic. Her spirit is exuberant and her style is rich, steeped in Cuba's African rhythms and Santería culture and influenced by Whitney Houston, North American pop and jazz.
Arocena exploded onto the music scene with her debut album, Nueva Era, in 2015. Now, she lifts off with the danceable "Mambo Na' Mà," the lead track from her just-released follow-up, Cubafonía.
The track opens with simple electronic beats based on an Afro-Cuban clave rhythm. It then launches into what sounds like a cultural explosion born of an Afro-Cuban soul's journey into New Orleans — which is exactly how this track came to be. Arocena was captivated by a New Orleans brass band's "second line," with its dancers and singers, and heard similarities to the '50s mambo sounds of Pérez Prado — Afro-Latino rhythms with congas, bass, timbales, cowbells, trumpets and vocals. (Indeed, New Orleans has a unique Cuban connection dating back at least to the 19th century, when Cuban immigrants embedded the sounds of the island in the local culture.)
read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2017/03/16/520165592/songs-we-love-daym-arocena-mambo-na-m
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