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Navarrete is a long-standing member of [[Interactivo]], a Havana-based musical collective led by the pianist [[Roberto Carcassés]], who is known for incubating the city’s best jazz talent. She has also worked with the Afro-Cuban percussion troupe, [[Obini Bata]], a group first formed in the early 1990s by female drummers.<ref>https://www.obinibatadoc.com/about</ref> |
Navarrete is a long-standing member of [[Interactivo]], a Havana-based musical collective led by the pianist [[Roberto Carcassés]], who is known for incubating the city’s best jazz talent. She has also worked with the Afro-Cuban percussion troupe, [[Obini Bata]], a group first formed in the early 1990s by female drummers.<ref>https://www.obinibatadoc.com/about</ref> |
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In 2017 she played and sang on pianist [[Hilario Durán|Hilario Duran]]'s album, [[Contumbao]],<ref>https://latinjazznet.com/reviews/albums/hilario-duran-contumbao/</ref> who then commissioned her own album, Mi Mundo, released by [http://www.almarecords.com/artists/brenda-navarrete/ Alma Records].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rath |first=Derek |date=January 17, 2018 |title=Mi Mundo |url=https://afropop.org/articles/mi-mundo |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=afropop.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arbona-Ruiz |first=Marisa |date=February 21, 2018 |title=Brenda Navarrete Brings A Spiritual Drumbeat To The Female Vanguard Of Cuba |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2018/02/21/587100014/brenda-navarrete-brings-a-spiritual-drumbeat-to-the-female-vanguard-of-cuba |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=npr.org}}</ref><ref>https://www.kcrw.com/music/articles/cuban-singer-percussionist-brenda-navarretes-beautiful-solo-debut</ref><ref>https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/01/17/A little warmth feels really good</ref> This 2018 album features an all-star cast of Cuban instrumentalists, including legendary bassist [[Alan Pérez|Alain Perez]] and master drummer [[Horacio "El Negro" Hernández|Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez]].<ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/1591795-Brenda-Navarrete-Mi-Mundo</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Da Gama |first=Raul |date=January 19, 2018 |title=Brenda Navarrete: Mi Mundo |url=https://latinjazznet.com/reviews/albums/featured-albums/brenda-navarrete-mi-mundo/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=latinjazznet.com}}</ref> |
In 2017 she played and sang on pianist [[Hilario Durán|Hilario Duran]]'s album, [[Contumbao]],<ref>https://latinjazznet.com/reviews/albums/hilario-duran-contumbao/</ref> who then commissioned her own album, [[Mi Mundo (Brenda Navarrete album)|Mi Mundo]], released by [http://www.almarecords.com/artists/brenda-navarrete/ Alma Records].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rath |first=Derek |date=January 17, 2018 |title=Mi Mundo |url=https://afropop.org/articles/mi-mundo |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=afropop.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arbona-Ruiz |first=Marisa |date=February 21, 2018 |title=Brenda Navarrete Brings A Spiritual Drumbeat To The Female Vanguard Of Cuba |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2018/02/21/587100014/brenda-navarrete-brings-a-spiritual-drumbeat-to-the-female-vanguard-of-cuba |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=npr.org}}</ref><ref>https://www.kcrw.com/music/articles/cuban-singer-percussionist-brenda-navarretes-beautiful-solo-debut</ref><ref>https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/01/17/A little warmth feels really good</ref> This 2018 album features an all-star cast of Cuban instrumentalists, including legendary bassist [[Alan Pérez|Alain Perez]] and master drummer [[Horacio "El Negro" Hernández|Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez]].<ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/1591795-Brenda-Navarrete-Mi-Mundo</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Da Gama |first=Raul |date=January 19, 2018 |title=Brenda Navarrete: Mi Mundo |url=https://latinjazznet.com/reviews/albums/featured-albums/brenda-navarrete-mi-mundo/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=latinjazznet.com}}</ref> |
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Following the release of her debut solo album Navarrete has toured internationally with a collaborative production called [[Havana Meets Kingston|HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON]] in Australia, New Zealand, Europe<ref>{{Cite web |author-link=BBC Music |date=August 3, 2018 |title=5 reasons to ❤ the Havana Meets Kingston Prom |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/afe622c5-c4cc-4668-9da9-130361cdc2b3 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>https://themusic.com.au/features/havana-meets-kingston-randy-valentine-brenda-navarrete-cyclone/Keg6PTw_PiE/06-03-18</ref> and North America. |
Following the release of her debut solo album Navarrete has toured internationally with a collaborative production called [[Havana Meets Kingston|HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON]] in Australia, New Zealand, Europe<ref>{{Cite web |author-link=BBC Music |date=August 3, 2018 |title=5 reasons to ❤ the Havana Meets Kingston Prom |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/afe622c5-c4cc-4668-9da9-130361cdc2b3 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>https://themusic.com.au/features/havana-meets-kingston-randy-valentine-brenda-navarrete-cyclone/Keg6PTw_PiE/06-03-18</ref> and North America. |
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Revision as of 17:22, 21 April 2024
Brenda Navarrete, born 1991 in Havana, is a cuban singer and multi-instrumentalist.
Career
Already when Navarrete studied in Manuel Saumell Elementary School of Music [1]at age 9, she set her sights on percussion and a career in music. She graduated from Cuba’s Amadeo Roldán Music Conservatory in 2009, earning accreditations as an instrumentalist, ensemble and percussion instructor.[2]
In 2010, Navarrete won a national competition during Cuba’s Fiesta del Tambor,[3] wining first prize in the category of Bata drums, as well as for best interpretation by a female artist. It is on the batá that Navarrete has distinguished herself.
A review article in the New Yorker states: "A cornerstone of Santería religious ceremonies, batá drumming is a hypercompetitive ritual among men, judged on speed and memory; women are widely regarded as lacking the physical stamina for the instrument. In the religion, women are allowed to sing but are often prohibited from playing the batá and sometimes even prevented from standing near the instrument."[4]
Navarrete is a long-standing member of Interactivo, a Havana-based musical collective led by the pianist Roberto Carcassés, who is known for incubating the city’s best jazz talent. She has also worked with the Afro-Cuban percussion troupe, Obini Bata, a group first formed in the early 1990s by female drummers.[5]
In 2017 she played and sang on pianist Hilario Duran's album, Contumbao,[6] who then commissioned her own album, Mi Mundo, released by Alma Records.[7][8][9][10] This 2018 album features an all-star cast of Cuban instrumentalists, including legendary bassist Alain Perez and master drummer Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez.[11][12] Following the release of her debut solo album Navarrete has toured internationally with a collaborative production called HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON in Australia, New Zealand, Europe[13][14] and North America.
References
- ^ https://www.ecured.cu/Escuela_Elemental_de_M%C3%BAsica_Manuel_Saumell
- ^ https://havanamusicschool.com/amadeo-roldan-conservatory/
- ^ https://fiestadeltamborcuba.com/
- ^ Du Graf, Lauren (January 24, 2019). "A New Vanguard of Women in Cuban Jazz". newyorker.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ https://www.obinibatadoc.com/about
- ^ https://latinjazznet.com/reviews/albums/hilario-duran-contumbao/
- ^ Rath, Derek (January 17, 2018). "Mi Mundo". afropop.org. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Arbona-Ruiz, Marisa (February 21, 2018). "Brenda Navarrete Brings A Spiritual Drumbeat To The Female Vanguard Of Cuba". npr.org. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ https://www.kcrw.com/music/articles/cuban-singer-percussionist-brenda-navarretes-beautiful-solo-debut
- ^ https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/01/17/A little warmth feels really good
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/1591795-Brenda-Navarrete-Mi-Mundo
- ^ Da Gama, Raul (January 19, 2018). "Brenda Navarrete: Mi Mundo". latinjazznet.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "5 reasons to ❤ the Havana Meets Kingston Prom". bbc.co.uk. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ https://themusic.com.au/features/havana-meets-kingston-randy-valentine-brenda-navarrete-cyclone/Keg6PTw_PiE/06-03-18