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Cuban Hip-Hop, free-style King
(Reggaeton/Hip Hop Cubano)

Papo Record, Andrés Daniel Rivalta Hechevarría first joined the hip hop movement as member of the ‘Projecto F’ group with whom he reached third place in Havana’s “Rap Plaza” Festival of 1996. The following year he was won the award for best freestyle. Finally in 1998, he won the Grand Award at the 4th Cuban Rap Festival in Havana, which led him to record his first demo “Ojalá”. Since then, Papo began performing around Cuba; his tracks appearing in every Cuban hip hop compilation ever made (e.g. the Cuban Hip Hop all Stars) and his name and work mentioned and reviewed in every local and international media outlet featuring articles and/or news on Cuban hip hop.

Forbes Henderson and Claudia Figueroa play a wide range of music from Chile and Latin America. Forbes is an acomplished classical guitarrist with many years of experience and Claudia has played and sung with amongst others, John Williams and Working Week. Forbes and Claudia were members of Incantation for many years and hold Gold Discs from their time with the group. Incantation were renowned for their soundtrack for the film The Mission. Forbes and Claudia formed part of the standing music group for the Ballet Rambert National tour of Ghost Dances.

Mr Huevo (from Los Paisanos) who recently completed a 6-city UK tour with Movimientos, Huevo has been at the centre of the Cuban underground hip hop scene since 1999 & Michelito "El Vaticano" a raspy, hard-edged Cuban rapper, performs his material on top of a foundation of folkloric rumba percussion and coro. Together they form Havana Connection.

Los Paisanos formed in 1999 and have been a fixture of the Havana hip hop festival and the city’s underground rap scene since 2000.
Songs from their CD ‘Paisanología’ have become favourites among the capital’s rap fans, and Randy Acosta has emerged as one of the most exciting producers at the uncompromising edge of Cuban hip hop.
Los Paisanos were invited guests at the Revolution’06 hip hop festival in Toronto, Canada, alongside Dead Prez and K’Naan.

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