Caribe by ANA CARLA MAZA
Entirely produced by Ana, Caribe will be her third album proper and is a continuation of her love letter to Latin American music taking influences from cumbia, son, bossa, samba, tango, rumba and salsa.
“In Latin music, women sing, and men do everything else. I decided to approach this new record without a music producer. I arrived in the studio with all the scores, written for a sextet, instrument by instrument. I have a classical background, I can play Brahms or Shostakovich, whose music is complicated. So why not take on a new challenge: entirely produce a Latin album that reflects my feminine sensitivity, my desire for positive celebration of the here and now, of 'Alegria', spontaneous joy.”
Havana - where is all started
Ana Carla began her musical life at just 5 years old, introduced to piano by the late Miriam Valdés, sister of the living legend Chucho Valdés. She was first introduced to the cello, the instrument that would shape her, at 8 years old and appeared on stage for the first time in Havana when she was barely 10. Fast-forward from her musical upbringing in Havana to 2012, when she moved to Paris to study at the Conservatoire, a decisive move as it was the beginning of her solo career and Paris would become the base for her live show, from where she began spreading her sound throughout Europe (in 2022 she performed over 150 concerts).
Tracklist
| 1. | Guanabacoa | 4:22 |
| 2. | Caribe | 3:37 |
| 3. | El Malecón | 2:40 |
| 4. | Las Primaveras | 3:49 |
| 5. | Astor Piazzolla (Latin Version) | 6:11 |
| 6. | Bahia (Latin Version) | 4:46 |
| 7. | Huayno (Latin Version) | 3:42 |
| 8. | Cumbia del Tiempo | 3:50 |
| 9. | Carnaval | 3:23 |
| 10. | A Tomar Café (Latin Version) | 4:33 |
| 11. | Dos Enamorados | 4:21 |
| 12. | Tropical | 5:11 |
| 13. | Diana | 3:47 |
Credits
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Ana Carla Maza hereby announces that Persona Editorial Limited no longer represents her, and they hold no rights to any aspect of her artistic career, including but not limited to her music, image, and videos. Ana Carla Maza is the sole owner of all rights pertaining to her work. There exists no professional relationship between Persona Editorial Limited and Ana Carla Maza. This announcement serves to clarify the termination of any previous representation agreements and to affirm Ana Carla Maza's sole ownership and control over her artistic endeavors.
Musicians :
Cello & Voice : Ana Carla Maza
Piano & Keyboards : Norman Peplow
Drums : Arnaud Dolmen
Percussions : Luis Guerra
Saxophone : Irving Acao
Trombone : Fidel Fourneyron
Accordéon : Noé Clerc
License
All rights reserved.
Ana Carla Maza makes a freedom-
fulfilling musical reconnection to her Havana upbringing and Latin
American roots with the release of Caribe. Self-produced and
featuring a brass heavy sextet, it’s a throwback to the Afro-Cuban
descarga jams of the 1950s with plentiful and joyful paths to the
rumbas of the Caribbean, the tangos of Argentina and flirts with
Brazilian bossa-nova and samba.