Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/16/2021
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location
SFJAZZ Center
Category(ies)
- ArtsEarth Partner
- Music
- Broadcast
- Cuban
- Culture
- Ensemble
- International
- Jazz
- Online
- Latin
- Series
- Women
- Vocal
- World
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ONLINE BROADCAST (Recorded: NOV 11, 2019)
“A magical mash-up of The Queen of Latin Music, Celia Cruz, and The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin” (NPR). With a voice possessed of equal parts grace and fire, Daymé Arocena has become one of the dynamic new faces of Cuban music, versed in jazz, Cuban neo-soul, and West African traditions.
Brought to the world stage by Canadian saxophone great Jane Bunnett as part of her Juno-winning Maqueque project, the singer came to the attention of taste-making British DJ Gilles Peterson, who signed Arocena to his Brownswood label and released her 2015 debut Nueva Era — listed among NPR Music’s Top 50 albums of the year. Following her 2017-2018 Season double bill with Cuban piano genius Roberto Fonseca, she returned for this performance in November 2019 with music from her latest Brownswood release, Sonocardiogram.
- On the Corner: Five Things You Should Know About Daymé Arocena
SFJAZZ’s Fridays at Five with Daymé Arocena is sponsored by Sava: Bringing California’s Best Cannabis to Your Doorstep. Sava is an SF-based women, LGBTQ, Latinx-owned company committed to ushering in a modern and more inclusive era of cannabis. They deliver the highest quality cannabis products throughout the Bay Area.