Roberto Fonseca, Yesun Review

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Roberto Fonseca is a Havana-born composer and pianist that is combining his AfroCuban heritage with musical sounds of the jazz tradition and today’s popular music. Fonseca has been at the forefront of the renaissance in Cuban music, releasing a catalogue of acclaimed solo albums between joining the legendary Buena Vista Social Club, touring with crooner Ibrahim Ferrer, then with singer Omara Portuondo. His 2007 album Zamazu, demonstrated his unique style as a performer and composer. 2012’s Grammy-nominated Yo featured Fatoumata Diawara, the Malian star with whom Fonseca subsequently embarked on an acclaimed live collaboration. Fonseca will release his new album Yesun, through Wagram Music, on October 18, 2019. Yesun is centered around Fonseca’s trio, drummer Raúl Herrera and double bassist Yandy Martínez Rodriguez. The album contains twelve original tracks with special guest American saxophonist Joe Lovano, French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf, Cuban rapper/singer Danay Suarez and bolero diva Mercedes Cortés. “Yesun is the album I’ve always wanted to make,” says Fonseca of a record that combines everything from jazz and classical music to rap, funk, reggaeton and electronica. “All my influences are here. All the sounds and vibes that make me who I am.”