Diamela del Pozo Pérez (born 2 October 1976), known simply as Diamela, is a Cuban singer living in Spain. She has worked in genres such as rumba, son, bolero, and salsa.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Diamela del Pozo Pérez |
| Born | 2 October 1976 Guantánamo, Cuba |
| Genres | Cuban music, Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Mezzo-soprano singer, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, guitar |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Biography
editDiamela del Pozo, the daughter of a humble family, began to show her inclination for singing and music at an early age. In 1991 she debuted in a local orchestra, thus beginning her professional career. From then until she left Cuba in 2004, she joined several of the island's musical groups.
In 1995, she became a member of the newly founded female orchestra Son Damas in Havana,[3][4] with whom she performed in several European countries,[5] Latin America, the Caribbean, and Japan. She achieved her first recording with the group in 1996,[6] and later in 1999 her second and most recent album after separating from it in the mid-2000s.
In 1998, together with other figures of Cuban music such as Michel Maza, Felix Baloy, Tony Calá, Pedrito Calvo, Tiburón Morales, and Mario "Mayito" Rivera, Diamela recorded a song for the album Sonero Soy, performed in homage to Cuban composer and musician Adalberto Álvarez.[7]
In 1999, she participated in the recording of the album Cuba Humanidad, a tribute by various artists to the late Cuban popular singer Carlos Embale, performing a song by the composer and musician Gonzalo Asencio, accompanied by the folkloric group Los Muñequitos de Matanzas.
References
edit- ^ "La cultura popular i contemporània s'unixen en les Jornades Culturals de la Ràpita" [Popular and Contemporary Culture are United in the Cultural Meetings of La Ràpita] (in Catalan). Nació Digital. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Dissabte s'enceta el Festival Internacional de Guitarra de La Ràpita" [On Saturday the International Guitar Festival of La Ràpita Starts] (in Catalan). Sant Carles de la Ràpita. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Moore, Robin D. (2006). "Dance Music and the Politics of Fun". Music and Revolution: Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba. University of California Press. p. 127. ISBN 9780520247109. Retrieved 29 May 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Son Damas – Llegó Son Damas" (in Spanish). Salsa Son Timba. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Festival 1997" (in French). Grenoble Jazz Festival 1997. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Cuban Music Industry Showing Signs of Life". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. 3 May 1997. p. 78. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 29 May 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sonero Soy – Homenaje a la obra y el talento de Adalberto Alvarez". SalsaPower. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
