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Yusa
2002 Tumi Music

By Carlos Gimenez

 Yusa

Yusa is a young new Cuban singer and guitarist who confirms that the tradition of classic trova —and its offshoot the bolero—, old or new, is still very much alive. As part of the new generation of musicians who have been influenced by pop, jazz, Brazilian bossa nova and of course, bolero and Cuban son, Yusa gives us a very impressive compilation of her own compositions with an extremely fresh sound, as if seeking to establish a new Cuban sound. The disc is produced by Pável Urquiza (of the Cuban duet Gema y Pável), a master guitarist of his own right. In his own words: “It’s a sui generis CD … responding to a tradition, a history of Cuban music where jazz, fílin, rumba, folklore, trova, new song… all merge into one.” Nobody could have said it better.




African Instruments in Cuban Music. Rumbaut, Luis. CLAVE Vol.1 No. 3, September 5, 1998.

A Short History of The Colonial Villancico of New Spain. Oetgen, Susan. CLAVE Vol.2 No.4,November/December, 1999

Baião: A Dance Rhythm from Northern Brazil. An Interview with Leonardo Lucini. Berre, Marietta. CLAVE Vol.I, No.2 June 5, 1998. ©

Bolero. Rumbaut, Luis. CLAVE Oct-Dec. 2002. ©

Cantares: Voices of the Costa Rican People. Morera,Sabino. CLAVE Vol.II No. 2, May/June, 1999. ©

Chamber Music a la Cubana Comes to Washington DC. Rumbaut, Luis. CLAVE Vol.I, No.1 April 5, 1998.

Charango (Latin American Instruments Series). Rumbaut, Luis. CLAVE Vol.II No. 1, March 1, 1999.

Charanga: Then and Now. Grossman, Connie. CLAVE Vol.II No. 3, July-August, 1999. ©

Chucho Valdés at the Levine School of Music. Giménez, Carlos. CLAVE Vol.I No. 3, September 5, 1998.

Clave: The African Roots of Salsa. Washbourne, Christopher. Originally published in Kalinda! (Fall):14, 10-13, 1995. CLAVE Vol.I, No.1 April 5, 1998 ©.

Crisis in Latin American Arts. Rumbaut, Luis. CLAVE Vol.3 No.1, Aug/Sep, 2000.

El Salvador: Music and History Rumbaut,Luis. CLAVE Vol.3 No.2 November/ 2000.

Guateque. The Folkloric Ballet of Puerto Rico. Polen, Danielle. CLAVE Vol.I No. 3, September 5, 1998.

Lázaro Batista. Cuban Poeta and Painter. Tobin, Linette. CLAVE Vol.3, No.1 Aug/Sep,2000.

Livid Legends: A Conversation with Richard Egües. Giménez, Carlos. CLAVE Vol.II No. 3, July-August, 1999. ©

Music and History of Venezuela. Rumbaut,Luis. CLAVE Vol.4 No.1 November/ 2002.

Nostalgic Cuba in Washington DC. Rumbaut, Luis. CLAVE Vol.1, No.2 June1998.

Peruvian Folklore Revisited Berre, Marietta. CLAVE Vol.2 No.4, September, 1999.

Reflections On A Dance Workshop in Santiago de Cuba. Lepore, Jim. CLAVE Vol.2 No.4, September, 1999.

Reviving Vallenato--Gustavo Nieto and Sencación Vallenata. Giménez, Carlos. CLAVE Vol.II No. 1, March 1, 1999. ©

Steel Pans: A Brief History. Berre, Maxens. CLAVE Vol.II No. 1, March 1, 1999.

Tango and Milonga: A close relationship. Mauriño, Gabriela. CLAVE Online June, 2001.

The African Components of the Folk Music of Venezuela– A Conversation with Jesús "Chucho"García
Giménez, Carlos. CLAVE Vol.II No. 3, July-August, 1999. ©

The Batá Drums. Corrales, Mark. CLAVE Vol.1, No.3 Aug/Sep 2000.

The Challenging Art of the Bandoneon.Oetgen, Susan.CLAVE Vol.II No. 2, May/June, 1999.

The Marimba. Tobin, Linnete CLAVE Vol.3 No.2, November 2000.

The Peruvian Cajón Giménez, Carlos. CLAVE Vol.2 No.4, September, 1999.

The Songs to the Gods of Santería.Rumbaut, Luis. CLAVE Vol.3, No.1 Aug/Sep,2000

The Value of an Artist. Giménez, Carlos. CLAVE Vol.2 No. 4, September, 1999.