This work is dedicated to all the people — art lovers and musicians — who have influenced me thus far and to all those who remain to come. Above all, this album is dedicated to my roots and is an homage to my heritage.
HYBRID/C is a musical and cultural fusion project with a common point that is Afro-Cuban music and jazz. Jazz serves as a vehicle on this journey to the roots of Cuban music and Afro-Cuban culture from a modern musical perspective. Born in Spain to a Cuban father and French mother, Carlos Cippelletti”s compositions reflect his various identities. Jazz, Cuban folklore, Neo-Soul and classical music combine to create a sound all its own. This album collects the traditional Afro-Cuban jazz sextet format, (trumpet, tenor sax, piano, double bass, congas / batá drums and drums) including a seventh element that is electronics and synthesizers, creating a point of union between tradition and modernity. HYRBID/C, is a fusion project that shows how, regardless of our roots and ages, beauty always prevails, and unites us through the most universal language we know, music.
Musicians:
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Carlos Cippelletti: piano / compositions / arrangements
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Bobby Martínez: tenor sax / soprano sax
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Manuel Machado: trumpet
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Gregorio Herreros: keyboards / synths / electronics
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Reinier Elizarde: double bass
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Georvis Pico: drums
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Erik Larrea: batá drums / congas
Guest Artists:
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Maria José Llergo: vocals (on track 1 & 10)
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Yuvisney Aguilar: batá drums / congas / vocals (on track 4)
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David Lorenzo Adkinson: sound design vocal effects (on track 9 & 10)
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Alvaro Artime: trumpet (on track 7)
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Cesar Filiu: alto sax (on track 7)
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Christian Murgui: bass clarinet (on track 1 & 10)