Yerba Buena (group)

Yerba Buena is a group of music whose paternity is disputed between the author-type-setter-producer Venezuelan Andres Lavin and the cuban musician Decemer Bueno, who left the group little time afterwards.

Their music is a fusion of kinds which have their roots in the African Musique: Afrobeat (), Latin musics (Rumba (Cuba), Cumbia (Colombia), Soca () and musics Afro-Americans (Boogaloo, Hip-hop, Drunk (time Motown)) …

The group took part in nombreaux festivals such as that of Central Park, the Hollywood Bowl, the Newport Jazz Festival, the Nuits of Africa of Montreal and Tempo Latino in France.

Discography

  • President Alien , left on April 15th 2003.
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  • you put, micasa
  • the gringa
  • solito me quede
  • electric Boogaloo
  • fire
  • wassamatter baby?
  • club-footed club-footed goes
  • follow me
  • definition off has warrior
  • breaks el cuero
  • solar

    On this album are reproduced of many guests:

    • the singer/bass player Me' Shell Ndegeocello;
    • the author/type-setter and percussionist Brazil IEN Carlinhos Brown;
    • the guitarist Marc Ribot;
    • the keyboard Money Mark;
    • the trompetist Roy Hargrove;
    • the rappor Stic.man (of the group Dead Prez);
    • the beaters Horacio “El Negro” Hernández and Terreon “Tank” Gully;
    • the bass player Sebastian Steinberg (of the group Drunk Coughing inter alia), etc

    In 2004, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award of the " Better album of alternative rock'n'roll/latino".

    • Island Life (2005)

    El Burrito
  • Sugar Daddy (left into individual with Celia Cruz and Nubians)
  • Emptied It Life
  • Belly Dancer
  • the Candela
  • Corazon Bandolero
  • Bilingual Girl
  • Fever
  • Bla Bla Bla
  • Cityzen Citysoy
  • Te Estoy Amando Locamente

    Current members

    • Andres Levin - Guitar,
    • Xiomara Laugart - Song
    • Pedrito Martinez - Percussions, Song
    • CuCu Set with diamonds - Song
    • El Chino - Rap/Song
    • Ron Blake - Saxophone, Flute, Song
    • Rashawn Ross - Trumpet, Song
    • Sebastian Steinberg - Low

    External bonds

    • Official site (YerbaBuenaMusic.com)
    • Yerba Buena on MySpace

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