Yusa Music

NOLA MusiCon brings together artists and music industry professionals to celebrate creativity, collaboration, and the future of music. Yusa, a Cuban multi-instrumentalist, composer and musical producer, is one of the leading voices of Cubana music today. Regarded as the Ambassador of 21st Century Cuban Music. Her compositions and work as a Musical Producer of several Theater plays have earned her  international  acclaim, and her 5 albums and featuring with other artists have wonder multiple awards, including best  BBC Radio World Music, as Best Newcomer, Best Fusion Album at Cubadisco Festival, and with the participation in a Trio ( Lenine, Ramiro Mussoto & Yusa)  Live  CD/DVD recorded in Paris at Cite de Musique, as a result of the album success Lenine won two Grammys in 2005, Best Brazilian Contemporary Album and Best Brazilian Song. Yusa, draws the listeners and students in with her uncommon and very personal style, who seamlessly combines traditional Cuban forms with modern sensibilities, integrating techniques from around the globe, avoiding cliches and achieving the very elusive "fusion". As music critic Jan Farley put it, "the simple sophistication of her music, one knows one is finally haring 21st century Cuba"