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Telmary Díaz (March 10, 1985), better known as simply Telmary, is a Cuban rapper, musician, and spoken-word artist.
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Telmary [Havana Cultura]
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Telmary (feat. Tania Pantoja) "Entre fieras" Hip-Hop Cubano 2014
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My name is Telmary. They call me Telmirelma de La Habana San. I consider myself a communicator more than anything... They call me a rapper. I actually consider myself a poet. Of the times, interactive, intuitive... A Mother... I'm Cuban, very Cuban. I feel and identify with my country, with my people, with my island. I think in recent years I've become even more Cuban than I was... That thing you have when you go outside of Cuba, you stick much more to your roots, to what you know. You identify more with your culture, with your identity. You can't live without love, no matter where in the World, without alienating yourself slightly. Life is too fast, too hectic. Too surreal To spend it all with your feet on the ground. I think it's impossible. I feel that I represent a suffering people, but instead of complaining they just dance. So, I make music for people to dance to. And to make them think, reason... to change their mind if I can I like writing things that anyone can relate to. That an old man can dance to and a little boy can understand. That's my goal, That's my challenge. "La mulata abusadora"... Well, "La mulata abusadora" is a project with Gilles Peterson for Havana Cultura. I was visiting Miami to do a concert. And I met Elaín [Morales] And, well, he's very creative... And we started writing the song. I already had the song and he thought of a chorus. And the idea came about: "Look at the mulato, with the Havana flow..." I write about what I see, my surroundings, my experience. The things people say on the street, their issues. Everything that seems funny and original. What goes on in Cuba doesn't happen anywhere else in the World. So...I try to carry this message, portray this message in my songs. I was on tour with Interactivo, a project I've been involved in since 2002. I was working with them... First I was a member of Free Hole Negro, that was my first band. It formed part of the Interactivo collective. It can be summed up as the most ecumenical space possible, where every idea is as important as the next. At the helm of the ship is Roberto Carcassés. It's a project which will keep recycling its artists, keep recycling its energy. I feel I'm one of the founders of this project. We've always been connected... In recent years I've dedicated myself to taking a small part of Cuba to every corner of the globe. Working between Toronto, New York...Miami, Cuba. Right now I'm finishing my second album, "Libre". It's a more personal record. The first record was broader. Bringing together many years' work. This one contains my more recent work. There are themes which got left aside, which I'll save for a third or fourth album. This record also has a bit of funk and a bit of jazz. A bit of hip hop... quite a bit of timba. It has it's techno, drum and bass which I made with a DJ in Brazil called Marcelino Galua. It has collaborations with Ferrer, Francis del Río...Tania, La Pantoja de Cuba. Kumar, Elian, Aldo de Los Aldeanos. Roberton de Van Van. I always like to mix Afro-Cuban music, the message of Afro-Cuban music. And the stuff of daily life here in my country. Mixing all of this together with a fusion, of music with which I can identify at that moment. I still have the same fresh spirit as ever, A spirit which characterises me as Cuban. My roots are Cuban... I'm Cuban, you understand? Nobody can take that away from me. Though I live where I choose. I'm not tied to any one genre. I have a flow... like the waves in the sea. Daugher of Yemayá, Daugher of Marilú. Mother of the family In love with life, with the Earth, with love. In love with my daughter, Samara, beautiful gitana. With so much to say, so much to do, so much to learn... Happy, so happy. That's the truth. I can't complain. Life is smiling at me and I'm smiling back.
Early life
Although now hailed by many as the most authentic rapper in Cuba, Telmary began life quite differently. Born in Cuba to a journalist mother and sociologist father, Telmary initially aspired to follow her mother into journalism.[1] However, everything changed the day she accepted a friend’s invitation to check out a spoken word freestyle event. After her first time on stage, Telmary decided on another direction, seeking music, poetry, and singing as a more fulfilling form of communication.
Telmary has also studied English language and literature, screenwriting and theatre. She cites her main goal in any of her endeavors as working towards better communication with her audience.
Career
Cuban music’s hallmark is its ability to draw from disparate parts of a range of musical styles to create a distinctly new whole, and Telmary’s music seeks to honor that tradition. Telmary’s music is indicative of Cuba Contemporary Fusion in that it not only fuses Afro-Cuban and Latin beats, but also modernizes it with hints of funk, jazz, hip-hop, and urban slam poetry. She has developed and honed her style by collaborating with a bevy of other talented musicians. Her unique personal style is known by critics and audiences alike for its deft maneuvering between rapid-fire powerfully spoken verses to soft jazz-inspired crooning and back again. Her work is also known for its very personal and socially conscious content,[2] and its gender-defying success at a traditionally male musical medium.
In 2007 she released her first solo album A Diario to rave reviews, culminating to her winning a Cubadisco Award for Best Hip Hop Album.[3]
In 2018 the Album Fuerza Arara was nominated to the 19th Latin Grammys "Best alternative music album".[4]
Since 2011 she is ambassador of the cuban jewelry brand ROX950.
Other work
Film
- 2001 “Todas las noches terminan en el Malecon” – Cecilia Araujo, Brazil
- 2002 “MalaHabana” – Guido Giansoldati, Italy
- 2004 “Musica Cubana” - German Krall, Germany
- 2005 “Habana Blues” – Benito Zambrano, Spain
Soundtrack
- 2004 “Los Revolucionarios” – “Bye Bye Havana” – J. Michael Seyfert, Mexico
Theatre
- 2005 “Sonlar” – René de Cárdenas, Cuba
Discography
- A Diarìo (2007)
- Afrikando (2013)
- Unspoken, Vol.1 (2013)
- Libre (2014)
- Love Art Revolution (2016)
- Fuerza Arará (2018)
Awards and distinctions
- 2002 Latin Grammy Nomination to "Best Rap/Hip Hop Album" for "X More'"by X Alfonso
- 2005 Cubadisco Award Winner, Cubadisco Big Prize,Best Debut Album & Best Fusion (with group Interactivo)
- 2007 Cubadisco Award Winner, Best Hip-Hop Album for "A Diario"
- 2007 NOW Magazine’s “Best of Toronto” Awards – Best Latin Artist
- 2008 Juno Award Winning "Best contemporary Album for "Embracing Voices"by Jane Bunnett
- 2014 Cubadisco Award Winner,Best Hip-Hop Album for "Libre"
References
- ^ "Review: Telmary Diaz's "Que Equivoca'o"". November 9, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Telmary Diaz: A Cuban (Rhyming) Revolution".
- ^ Brown, Daniel (June 4, 2007). "A Diario". Mondomix. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Vive los Grammy Latinos 2018 con LOS40".
External links
- Write-up in Havana Cultura (in Spanish)
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