Electronic Press Kit
This Electronic Press Kit for Los Habaneros NYC contains:
To receive a physical press kit as well, please email us at: info at gerardocontino dot com
For a downloadable copy of the description of the band + some images, please click here.
Biography
The explosive Los Habaneros are a force to behold on stage. Mixing musical styles from their home in Cuba with the diversity of sounds they encountered when they made New York City their home, Los Habaneros transcend traditional musical genres to create a real fusion that provokes fans into hip-shaking abandon. The band is comprised of a young generation of Havana-trained musicians, including director and singer Gerardo Contino, artistic director and pianist Axel Tosca Laugart, and percussionist Yusnier Sanchez Bustamante.
The band's first album, Somos Latinos (2013), was released to very high critical acclaim. It was produced by Latin Grammy-nominated Luisito Quintero, and included 5 time Grammy-award winning bassist John Benitez. Their second album, Los Habaneros NYC, was released in February 2018. Los Habaneros have toured in Peru, Canada, Qatar, and all throughout the United States. They have played at the Kennedy Center for the Arts, the American Folk Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, BB King Blues Club, Subrosa, BAMCafe, The Green Space, Sounds of Brazil (SOBs), Le Poisson Rouge, The Bronx Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, Live at the Gantries, Roulette, Gonzalez y Gonzalez, Taj, and many others.
- Biography
- Images
- Music
- Videos
- Press Reviews
- Contact Information
To receive a physical press kit as well, please email us at: info at gerardocontino dot com
For a downloadable copy of the description of the band + some images, please click here.
Biography
The explosive Los Habaneros are a force to behold on stage. Mixing musical styles from their home in Cuba with the diversity of sounds they encountered when they made New York City their home, Los Habaneros transcend traditional musical genres to create a real fusion that provokes fans into hip-shaking abandon. The band is comprised of a young generation of Havana-trained musicians, including director and singer Gerardo Contino, artistic director and pianist Axel Tosca Laugart, and percussionist Yusnier Sanchez Bustamante.
The band's first album, Somos Latinos (2013), was released to very high critical acclaim. It was produced by Latin Grammy-nominated Luisito Quintero, and included 5 time Grammy-award winning bassist John Benitez. Their second album, Los Habaneros NYC, was released in February 2018. Los Habaneros have toured in Peru, Canada, Qatar, and all throughout the United States. They have played at the Kennedy Center for the Arts, the American Folk Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, BB King Blues Club, Subrosa, BAMCafe, The Green Space, Sounds of Brazil (SOBs), Le Poisson Rouge, The Bronx Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, Live at the Gantries, Roulette, Gonzalez y Gonzalez, Taj, and many others.
Images
Music
To receive a complimentary copy of the band's albums for press purposes, please send us an email with your address at: info at gerardocontino dot com
To listen to the full album, please click here for the album on Soundcloud.
SOMOS LATINOS is the debut album of Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros. Featuring artists: Xiomara Laugart, Latin Grammy Nominated Luisito Quintero, Roberto Quintero, John Benitez (5-time Grammy award winner), Axel Laugart, Jose Armando Gola, and many more! Arrangements by Oriente Lopez, Efrain Davila; recorded by Skylight Studio, and mixed by Grammy-award winning sound engineer, Guido Diaz.
LOS HABANEROS NYC is the band's second studio album. Featuring artists: John Benitez (5-time Grammy award winner), Axel Laugart, Jose Armando Gola, Adan Perez, Latin Grammy Nominee Luisito Quintero, Keisel Jimenez, Yusnier Sanchez, Rey David Alejandre, Yaure Muniz, Andre Veloz, and many more! Recorded at Skylight Studio, Allerton Studios, and Bass Hit Studios. Produced by Oriente Lopez, Adan Perez, and Gerardo Contino. Mixed by Grammy-award winning sound engineer, Guido Diaz.
To listen to the full album, please click here.
To listen to the full album, please click here for the album on Soundcloud.
SOMOS LATINOS is the debut album of Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros. Featuring artists: Xiomara Laugart, Latin Grammy Nominated Luisito Quintero, Roberto Quintero, John Benitez (5-time Grammy award winner), Axel Laugart, Jose Armando Gola, and many more! Arrangements by Oriente Lopez, Efrain Davila; recorded by Skylight Studio, and mixed by Grammy-award winning sound engineer, Guido Diaz.
LOS HABANEROS NYC is the band's second studio album. Featuring artists: John Benitez (5-time Grammy award winner), Axel Laugart, Jose Armando Gola, Adan Perez, Latin Grammy Nominee Luisito Quintero, Keisel Jimenez, Yusnier Sanchez, Rey David Alejandre, Yaure Muniz, Andre Veloz, and many more! Recorded at Skylight Studio, Allerton Studios, and Bass Hit Studios. Produced by Oriente Lopez, Adan Perez, and Gerardo Contino. Mixed by Grammy-award winning sound engineer, Guido Diaz.
To listen to the full album, please click here.
Videos
Press Reviews
New York Times write up on BAM Cuban concert: Click here.
Cuban singer Gerardo Contino wants concert crowd to get up and dance
To read more, please click here.
To read more, please click here.
El músico y abogado cubano Gerardo Contino vuelve a los escenarios de Nueva York con un nuevo y muy ambicioso proyecto en el que busca celebrar las tradiciones musicales de su tierra natal. Philip Klint habló con él y miembros de su banda, Los Habaneros.
Interview on NY1 Television in Spanish: Click here.
Interview on Telemundo NY Television:
Feature in Diario Las Americas: Sencillo de Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros honra a varios países: La agrupación neoyorquina presenta "Siempre Latino", himno a la diversidad.
Interview with El Diario in NYC. To read full article online, please click here.
Write-up in Impacto NYC. To read full article, please click here.
Contact Information
For booking inquiries, please contact: info at gerardocontino dot com