Music
Press
“Her style so refreshing and new…” - URB Magazine
"It's hard to find indie soul records that sound better each time they get run" - Beni B.
"Havana's music is just what I need to get me through the morning!"
Danilo
Blackbeat.com.au
- DANILO
"Havana has a lot of potential to be on the tip of your tongue as well. A very sexy voice that makes you want to hear more and more" - John Book
"Freestyle-smoothed-out-on-the-R&B-tip-with-a-pop-appeal-to-it! " - Garth Trinidad
Discography
Havana- Shine/Tangled 12 2nd pressing
April 2005
Skoolcraft/Kajmere Sound
Havana Life album LP/CD September 2005
Skoolcraft Music
Havana Feel My Love/'Yeah w/ remixes 12 to be April 25th, 2006
Skoolcraft Music/Kajmere Sound
Havana 'Entervention'
Release Date: 2/23/10
Skoolcraft Music Group
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Bio
Cuba has been making world headlines recently with its historic experiences of newfound freedom andtrue to her name and the current global climateSouthern Californias soulful singer-songwriter Havana has a lot in common with the flava-filled Caribbean islands fresh liberation.
I used to wear this shirt that said South America by way of Havana and everyone would ask if I was from Cuba. A few people started to call me Havana and the name just stuck, says the matter-of-fact musician who, despite the sultry demeanor, keeps it straightforward and who has worked with producers like Nicolay, Symbolic One and Waajeed.
Through her honest-as-Mary J. lyrical life experiences and laid-back musical melodies, Havanas blended the hotness of these elements together on her knows-no-boundaries new album Enterventionan auditory sensation thats sexy like a sweet-and-sour Mojito on summers day.
The Entervention project is me actually dealing with my past by venting my frustrations through my music. I am taking the opportunity to share more of my feelings, feelings that I haven't touched on until now.
Entervention follows up Havanas 2005 debut album L.I.F.E., which caught the attention of big names like NBC, MTV, Scion and Adidas who each respectively reached out to the musician to link up on select licensing deals. Those large corporate names have been equally balanced by Havanas success as an independent artist on the Detroit-bred, San Diego-based label Skoolcraft Music, where L.I.F.E. has sold an impressive 18,000 units (physical & digital) to date.
Havana is an artist who defies predictable first-impressions and lazy stereotypes. Part street, all real talk, Havanas progressive, electronic hyper-soul can spin at the club, at a house party, or on the stereo on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Beyond trying to categorize her music, Havanas baby face and outer beauty dont reveal the hard struggles this singer has endured that make her inner character so strong.
A child who struggled through grown-up issues such as abandonment, domestic violence and drug abuse at the hands of an addict mother and a father who was in and out of jail, Havana sought and found through music the solace and shelter that her family didnt provide.
My hardships were most times easily expressed by others music. Growing up without my parents and seeing a lot of violence and abuse had me taking different songs and making them my own by relating them to my personal situations. Its affected my music now because I have an outlet to help me further express myself and possibly help others. I look at my hardships as a story, a journey that can now be shared through my music, says Havana.
Her new album Entervention, which features production by forward thinking producers like The Honor Roll (Trackademicks, 1.Oak), Brook DLeau (J*Davey) and GB (A Race of Angels) celebrates the coming to grips of Havanas tumultuous upbringing, using music to express her experiences and family issues, but never forgetting to have fun along the way.
Please Check her out - Related Websites:
http://www.soundsofhavana.com
http://www.myspace.com/havana
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22124605685
http://www.twitter.com/soundsofhavana
LATEST INTERVIEW:
http://singersroom.com/interview/artist-v-207.asp
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