Dayme Arocena

With her captivating charisma and radiant spirit, Daymé Arocena effortlessly blends traditional Santerian chant, jazz stylings, contemporary R&B influences, and Afro-Cuban rhythmic complexity for audiences worldwide. Her passion for the musical traditions of her homeland is boundless – ‘reigniting the Cuban soundtrack wherever she plays’ (NPR). At every performance, Daymé coaxes her audiences into lively call-and-response chants with an irrepressible smile on her face, enamoring the whole audience in her charm. ‘Scat-singing over her trio’s swaying rhumbas and cha-cha-chas,’ (DownBeat), Daymé’s impact upon the history of Cuban music is undeniable.