Singer: Daymé Arocena
Album title: Cubafonía
Country: Japan
Released: 2017
Style: Afro-Cuban, Neo Soul
Rating: 4.6/5
Format: MP3 FLAC AC3 DXD FLAC AIFF TTA ADX AAC
FLAC size: 1151 mb | MP3 size: 1288 mb | WMA size: 1879 mb

Tracklist

1	Eleggua	3:09
2	La Rumba Me Llamo Yo	4:24
3	Lo Que Fue	3:49
4	Maybe Tomorrow	2:57
5	Negra Caridad	3:11
6	Mambo Na’ M à	3:22
7	Cómo	5:05
8	Todo Por Amor	3:09
9	Ángel	2:55
10	It’s Not Gonna Be Forever	3:50
11	Valentine	4:25
Bonus Track For Japan
12	Yambu Improvisado	3:38

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Brownswood Recordings
• Manufactured By – Beat Records
• Published By – Omakase Music
• Published By – Bucks Music Publishing Ltd.
• Recorded At – Ballari Studio
• Recorded At – Red Gate Recorders
• Recorded At – Abdala Studio
• Mixed At – Stagg Street Studio
• Mixed At – Dairy Ltd Studios

Credits

• A&R – Emily Moxon
• Arranged By [Brass] – Daymé Arocena (tracks: 9), Emir Santacruz (tracks: 1 to 3, 9)
• Arranged By [Music] – Daymé Arocena (tracks: 6, 9), Gastón Joya (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9, 11)
• Arranged By [Strings] – Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (tracks: 4, 7)
• Art Direction, Design – Mark James
• Backing Vocals – Daniela Barreto, Dexter Story (tracks: 7, 10), Ernesto Lastres, Jorge Luis Lagarza, Loreta Zerquera, Mayquel González*
• Baritone Saxophone – Yuniet Lombida (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 10)
• Clarinet – Emir Santacruz (tracks: 10)
• Co-producer – Daymé Arocena (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Composed By – Daymé Arocena (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Loreta Zerquera, Yoana Grass
• Double Bass – Gastón Joya (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 12)
• Drums – Ruly Herrera* (tracks: 1-12)
• Electric Bass – Gastón Joya (tracks: 7), Rafael Aldama (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 10)
• Engineer – Alfonso Peña, Chris Harbach, Josh Franks
• Engineer [Sound Assistant] – Amhed Ali González
• Executive-Producer – Gilles Peterson
• Guitar – Rober Luis Gómez (tracks: 4, 5, 7)
• Instrumentation By [Additional] – Dexter Story (tracks: 4)
• Lead Vocals – Daymé Arocena (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Liner Notes – 栗本斉
• Management – Yoana Grass
• Marimbula – Gastón Joya (tracks: 11)
• Mixed By – Daymé Arocena (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 12), Dexter Story (tracks: 4), Josh Franks (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 12)
• Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – Daymé Arocena (tracks: 2, 11), Dexter Story (tracks: 2, 11)
• Mixed By [Additional Mixing], Engineer – Tim Montague (tracks: 2, 11)
• Mixed By [Final Mix And Balancing] – Martin Iverson* (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 9)
• Percussion – Yaroldy Abreu* (tracks: 1 to 12), Yosvany Díaz (tracks: 2)
• Percussion [Güira] – Ruly Herrera* (tracks: 11)
• Photography By – Casey Moore
• Piano – Jorge Luis Lagarza (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Producer – Dexter Story (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Daymé Arocena (tracks: 2, 11), Dexter Story (tracks: 2, 11), Tim Montague (tracks: 2, 11)
• Strings – Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (tracks: 4, 7)
• Tenor Saxophone – Emir Santacruz (tracks: 1 to 3,5 to 7, 10, 11)
• Tres – Lino Lores (tracks: 11)
• Trombone – Heikel Trimiñio* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 10)
• Trumpet – Mayquel González* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 10, 11)
• Vocals – Bárbara Llanes (tracks: 1), Dreyser Durruti (tracks: 1), Julio Padron (tracks: 11)

Notes

CD and digital release have 11 tracks, with 'Todo Por Amor' as track 8. The Japan edition has 12 tracks.

'Cubafonía is a journey around Cuban rhythms, culture and history. It's the beginning of my journey...' - Daymé Arocena

Julio Padron vocal on Valentine recorded at Ballari Studio.
Vocal & String Recordings at Red Gate Recorders, Highland Park, CA
Music recorded at Abdala Studios, La Habana, Cuba
Record mixed at Stagg Street Studio, Van Nuys, CA
Additional recording and mixing at Dairy Ltd Studios, London, UK

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4523132113418
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LT48
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 4454
• Matrix / Runout: BRC-541 MT J02
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BWOOD160LP	Daymé Arocena	Cubafonía ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, Blu)	Brownswood Recordings	BWOOD160LP	UK	2017
BWOOD0160LP	Daymé Arocena	Cubafonía ‎(LP, Album)	Brownswood Recordings	BWOOD0160LP	UK	2017
BWOOD0160CD	Daymé Arocena	Cubafonía ‎(CD, Album)	Brownswood Recordings	BWOOD0160CD	UK	2017
BWOOD0160-P	Daymé Arocena	Cubafonía ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Brownswood Recordings	BWOOD0160-P	UK	2017

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