EDKUB
EDKUB BUILDS A BRIDGE BETWEEN CUBAN AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC
EDKUB, founded in 2018 by Swiss composer, producer and bass player Fred Sumi, bridges Cuban and electronic music, with a jazz spirit. It is the fruit of a friendship and collaboration with famous Cuban musicians during several recording sessions in Havana. Since his first visit to Cuba in 1995, Fred Sumi has been passionate about Cuban music. EDKUB arose from his love for Cuban grooves, blending them with warm electronic sounds. Together, they create a unique fusion offering a captivating musical experience.
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On their new album COLOR DE ROSAS, EDKUB explores his Cuban-electro fusion in depth. It features thirteen tracks that, united like rose petals, create a multicolored and flourishing universe.
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The band is made up of brothers Yassell and Raysel Sotomayor, with their Afro-Cuban-influenced voices, and Marbis Manzanet, with her deep, intense voice. Maykel Garcia Gonzalez (piano, keyboards) current pianist of the legendary Cuban band "Los Van Van", Duniesky Barreto (congas), Eduardo Bringuez Ayarde (trumpet), all three former members of the famous Cuban band “Pupy y Los que Son Son”, and Roicel Riveron (drums and timbal) former member of the famous Cuban band “Manolito y su Trabuco”
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Since the beginning of EDKUB, Jack El Calvo, famous Cuban music DJ based in Paris, has been supporting the project. He selected the first single KEY JAM as the generic of his mixes on social networks during the confinement in 2020, in particular in his mix The Lockdown Sessions - Para Bailar Casino on New Morning Radio, Paris.
On their new album COLOR DE ROSAS, EDKUB explores his Cuban-electro fusion in depth. It features thirteen colorful tracks with timba and Afro rhythms. Electronic sounds mingle with the subtle interplay of instruments, tinged with Cuban music and jazz. Afro-Cuban- influenced vocals transport us into an atmosphere that's both catchy and melancholy. United like rose petals, these thirteen tracks create a multicolored, flourishing universe.
EDKUB’s debut album YAYA is composed of 10 tracks where Cuban grooves are transcribed with warm and spherical electronic sounds. From Cuban salsa to rumba, with a jazz spirit, organic instruments and deep, colorful electronic sounds, the music accompanies the singers who guide us with their warm voices and melodies both joyful and melancholy, towards a colorful and luminous space.
The new single PICA PICA is inspired by Cuban salsa. Catchy, upbeat choruses set the rhythm for the song. Lively piano, brass, drums, bass and percussion fused with electro synths create a modern, playful sound with a summery flavour. Pica Pica! Let the music tickle you irresistibly!
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The single COLOR DE ROSAS is driven by syncopated drums and percussion. Warm vocals with melancholy melodies convey a philosophical message about everyday life.
Colorful keyboards tint this Cuban fusion and a jazzy trumpet improvises on a piano tumbao.
The single SOLO DEJATE LLEVAR is a playful and catchy song. A solid vocal hook by the brothers Yassell Sotomayor and Raysel Sotomayor answers to the lyrical voice of Marbis Manzanet, carried by a dancing music inspired by Cuban reggaeton, where spherical electronic sounds merge with piano and tres tumbaos.
The single YAYA is a fresh and spicy song in a unique and authentic blent of salsa and electronic music. A very catchy chorus spices up the song referring to the daily life of Cuba. A Cuban orchestration marries delightfully electronic sounds. The videoclip has been nominated for the Premios Lucas 2022 in Cuba in the category of best actor with the actor Jorge Molina.
The single CALLADA is driven by Cuban rumba percussions. A mysterious atmosphere is spreading on which the intimate voice of Marbis Manzanet leads us to the magic of the silent nightfall. The videoclip has been nominated for the Premios Lucas 2023 in Cuba in the category Video Musica Fusion
The single EL VIENTO NOS LLEVA carries us on the wings of love. The beautiful deep voice of Marbis Manzanet Ramos, as a love guard, takes us into a landscape full of light: warm spherical sounds, percussions, trumpets, a melodic keyboard and tres solo. A Cuban feeling leads this new wind of love. It was playlisted on Swiss Official Radio RTS - La Première.
The first single KEY JAM is driven by a powerful Cuban-electro bass line, deep atmospheric synthesizers and electronic rumba clave. Cuban percussions, funky-syncopated keyboard and piano tumbao give the song a tribal live Cuban flavor. A contemplative and jazzy vocal melody, an intense and transcendent jazz trumpet solo lead the song in an unexplored landscape, where the spectrum of sensory perception seems to widen.
EDKUB met in summer 2021 on a beautiful terrace in Havana to perform five songs from its repertoire.
EDKUB plays its song KEY JAM live at BandEra Studio in Havana in summer 2021.
EDKUB plays its song CALLADA live at BandEra Studio in Havana in summer 2021.
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MEMBERS
Fred Sumi (founder): bass, keyboards, electronic programming (Gunten, Switzerland)
Marbiz Manzanet: vocal (Havana, Cuba)
Yassell Sotomayor: vocal (Havana, Cuba)
Raysel Sotomayor: vocal (Havana, Cuba)
Duniesky Barreto: congas, others percussions (Havana, Cuba)
Maykel Garcia Gonzalez: piano, keyboards (Havana, Cuba)
Eduardo Bringuez Ayarde: trumpet (Havana, Cuba)
Roicel Riveron: drums and timbal (Havana, Cuba)
