Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura: Anthology

Two CD edition. This 2016 release celebrates eight years of musical research and experimentation featuring Cuba's musical avant-garde under the curation of Gilles Peterson with the backing of the Havana Cultura project. In 2008, DJ and globetrotter Gilles Peterson was approached by the melomaniac at the helm of Havana Cultura - an initiative to showcase and support Cuban creativity by Cuban rum maker Havana Club, inviting him to Cuba to check out Havana's underground music scene with a view to making an album. While some might associate Cuba simply with salsa or Buena Vista Social Club, there was a new generation of artists teeming with new sounds, waiting for an opportunity to reveal their talent to the world. This Anthology is a hand-picked collection that represents the culmination of that year-long collaboration. A selection of tracks across a range of genres reflecting contemporary Cuba's musical diversity: jazz, hip hop, reggaeton and plenty in between.