Cucu Diamantes

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Vocalist & Co-Founder Of Highly Acclaimed Latin Funk Collective Yerba Buena - Debut Solo Album Planned For Fall 2008 - Cuban born with Spanish, Chinese, African and French heritage, CuCu Diamantes came to New York with music in mind. After finishing ‘fine arts’ studies in Havana and Rome, CuCu felt the pull of the Manhattan’s unique rhythm and has been a devotee and contributor ever since. Shortly after landing on her new “Island”, CuCu teamed with fellow Cuban musician, Juan Carlos Formell and joined his band, Cuba Libre. Traveling in the tight-knit circle of New York’s Latin music community, Diamantes soon met noted composer, producer and musician Andres Levin. Instant chemistry ensued and the two artists began a writing / creative collaboration which led to the development and inception of the band “Yerba Buena” Evolving quickly, Levin and Diamantes led Yerba Buena to the creation of a unique and critically hailed new sound fusing African Rhythm, the Latin/tropical sound of the Caribbean and the urban grit of New York. Boasting a previously unimagined blend of Afro-Cuban funk, hip-hop, salsa, nuyorican boogaloo and so much more, Interview Magazine called Yerba Buena “the future sound of Afro-Latin Urban America”, while VIBE declared “Yerba Buena is one of the most exciting bands to hit the Latin music scene in years” and the New York Times hailed the group as “a musicologist's dream… a joyful, ever-evolving, border-hopping groove… something serious gained for [popular m

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CuCuLand

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Mas Fuerte - Canción de la Semana

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Rasa Swank

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SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artists

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Tropical Electronica: The Best Latin Electronic Music

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Rebel Sounds - Compilado 2009

Pecados de Picasso

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CuCu Diamantes Presents: Amor Cronico (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Amor Cronico (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Fiesta! Cinco de Mayo!

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Borderland: Music from the Original Motion Picture

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Spare Parts (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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