Yilian Cañizares is a Cuban-Swiss musician who has been described as one of the most incredible talents of the new generation of Cuban musicians.[1]
Yilian Cañizares | |
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 Yilian Cañizares - Erzulie | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Yilian Cañizares |
| Origin | Havana, Cuba, |
| Genres | jazz, World music, Music of Cuba |
| Occupation | musician/composer |
| Instrument | violin |
| Years active | 2009—present |
| Labels | Planeta Y |
| Website | yiliancanizares.com |
Biography
editYilian Cañizares was born in Havana, Cuba, and studied violin there, following the Russian violin school.[2] In 1997, she moved to Venezuela, in order to pursue her studies at the "Academia Latinoamericana de violin". Three years later, she moved again, to Switzerland, in order to complete her studies at the Fribourg/Freiburg conservatory.[3] In addition to her classical brackground.[1] she became interested in Jazz and started developing her singing skills.[1][4][5]
At the end of her studies, Cañizares started the band Ochumare, or "rainbow" in Yoruba,[2] with David Brito (double bass) and Cyril Regamey (drums and percussions). She continued her career under her own name.[5] She has been considered the raising star of the year 2013 by the French weekly Le Nouvel Observateur[6] and the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles selected her album Invocación in the top ten 2015 South America albums.[7]
In 2018 Cañizares and the Cuban pianist Omar Sosa released the album “Aguas”, featuring Inor Sotolongo as percussionist.[8][9]
The new album, “Erzulie”, named after the Haitian goddess of love and freedom, was released on 15 November 2019. Recorded in New Orleans, the album features the participation of several guests including Christian Scott (trumpet), Michael League (double bass), Bill Laurance (piano), Bobby Sparks (organ) and Justin Stanton (keyboards). With this album, Yilian has been nominated for the Songlines Music Awards as best artist/album 2021.
Yilian has collaborated with artists like Chucho Valdés, Ibrahim Maalouf, Diego El Cigala, Youn Sun Nah, Omar Sosa, Dhafer Youssef, Richard Bona, Roberto Fonseca and El Comité.
She teaches violin and jazz improvisation at the Ecole de jazz et des musiques actuelles in Lausanne.[4] She has remained in Switzerland and has acquired citizenship.
Style
editCañizares's style reflects her various influences with shades of jazz, classical music and cuban music, with a lot of space left for improvisation.[3][4][10] The French magazine Les Inrockuptibles describes her style as a jazz instrumentation mixed with Yoruba ritual percussion.[7] She sings in Spanish, Yoruba and French. One of her hallmarks is simultaneously playing violin and singing.[1][11][12]
Discography
editOchumare Quartet
- 2009: Caminos
- 2011: Somos Ochumare
Yilian Cañizares
- 2013: Ochumare, Naïve Records
- 2015: Invocación, Naïve Records
- 2019 : Erzulie, Planeta Y
Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares
- 2018: Aguas, with Omar Sosa, Otá
- 2019 : Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares feat. Gustavo Ovalles - Live at Elbphilarmonie, Hamburg.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Demandez le programme" (video). TV5, Program 64 Minutes. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Yilian Cañizares, de Bach à la santería". Radio France Internationale. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Yilian Cañizares, Havanaise du monde". Le Courrier. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "La Suisse, une autre île nourricière". Le Temps. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Yilian Cañizares, par-delà les océans et les traditions". Le Nouvelliste. 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Violon magique – la chanterelle du latin jazz". Le Nouvel Observateur. 30 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Dix albums incontournables d'Amérique du Sud". Les Inrockuptibles. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares To Release New Album: "Aguas"". 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares -- De La Habana y Otras Nostalgias". YouTube.
- ^ "Moncalieri Jazz festival: dallo swing italiano al jazz cubano". La Stampa. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Yilian Cañizares – Havanna liegt im Waatland". Radio SRF 2 Kultur. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Le 12:15". Télévision suisse romande. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.