Havana Meets Kingston
Cross-cultural collaboration uniting Cuban and Jamaican musicians.
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Havana Meets Kingston is a collaboration between the musicians of Cuba and Jamaica. In 2015 Australian producer Mista Savona (born Jake Dominic Savona) flew a group of Jamaican musicians into Cuba to record a full-length album bringing together the musicians and artists of both islands. Recorded at EGREM Studios in Centro Habana, Cuba, the resulting album was released in 2017. Musicians featured include Jamaican rhythm section Sly and Robbie, guitarist Ernest Ranglin and original members of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van and Irakere. International tours followed, including a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the BBC Proms, televised in full on BBC TV & Radio, and described by The Times as "Nothing Short Of Explosive."
Quick Facts
- Origin
- Havana, Cuba
- Genre
- Reggae
- Dancehall
- Salsa
- Dub
- Years active
- 2017-present
- Label
- ABC Music
- VP Records
- Baco Records
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Background
The project kicked off in 2015 when Mista Savona flew Jamaican musicians into Cuba to record at EGREM Studios in Centro Habana. The resulting album, Havana Meets Kingston, was released in November 2017 by ABC Music, VP Records, Baco Records and Cumbancha. Readings described it as "a one-of-a-kind musical project…Jake is pioneering a new frontier of cross-cultural musical exchange." The band then toured internationally, including a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the BBC Proms, which was televised in full on BBC TV & Radio. The Times called it "Nothing Short Of Explosive." A second album, Havana Meets Kingston Part 2, followed in October 2021. In 2022, Havana Meets Kingston in Dub was released, produced by Gaudi, blending Jamaican dub with Afro-Cuban music and featuring artists from the original project.
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