SEXTO SENTIDO was founded in the year 1997 in Havana, Cuba, by the 4 singers Arlety Valdes, Eliene Castillo, Melvis Estevez and Yudelkis Lafuente (all born in 1982). They soon created their very own style. Just after a few months of performing in the local music scene their name and reputation became a staple in the Cuban music culture. After their first awards at renowned Havana Music Festivals (e.g. JO-JAZZ 2001, CUBADISCO 2007) they became the leading entity of vocal harmony in Cuba. In 2004 they made their first CD ¨Bossa Cubana¨ (Elephant Records), a collection of classic Brazilian songs with Cuban elements. Since then, they are known in whole Cuba due to their frequent presence at Radio and TV.
SEXTO SENTIDO frequently collaborates with worldwide renowned artists of the Cuban and Latin-American music scene, such as Chucho Valdez, who described them as "the creators of the most important vocal work in Cuba in the past 3 decades",Pablo Milanes, Silvio Rodriguez and also with members of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club (e.g. Omara Portuondo, Amadito Valdes).
SEXTO SENTIDO made their very first international steps as a vocal part of a Cuban Cabaret Show performing at the Casino of Monaco/Monte Carlo (2002). After their first CD “Bossa Cubana” (2004) they had several tours with live concerts in Moscow, Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal, Chile, Angola, Mexico, Germany and France. Their talent promptly placed them as one of the preferred groups used at Cuban state functions, representing the young musical spirit of Cuba also at important international events (Latin-American Summit 2007 in Santiago de Chile, World-Aids Congress 2008 in Mexico-City). In 2009 they were honoured by UNESCO in Havana as cultural ambassadors.
Their 2nd CD ¨Mi Feeling¨ (Colibri) was also released in USA (2008, Ahi Nama) and is still gaining airplay accross important American jazz radio stations. It was voted one of the best jazz records 2008 by the renowned American LATIN BEAT MAGAZINE (Jan. 2009).
A further milestone in their career was “The Revolution Project”, during which they have worked successfully with worldwide renowned, cutting edge music producers like Guy Sigsworth (Bjoerk, Madonna, Alanis Morrisette), DJ legend Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), Marius de Fries (Sugar Babes) and Poet Name Life (Black Eyed Peas), recording several dancefloor and house tracks (“Crazy Love”, “Cuba Boom”, “Siente mi ritmo” and “Dark House Love”) for the London based studio NDF International:
“Sexto Sentido seems to have been the major discovery of the project. We call them “Cuba’s Destiny’s Child”. They light up a room, when they walk in and they sing perfect four-part harmonies live. Although well schooled in Cuban harmonies, they weren’t bound by them, coming up with their own R & B influenced melody lines without prompting. It’s this kind of interaction the team behind revolution were looking for. Looks like they found it.”
(citation from the CD “The Revolution presents Revolution” (2009, Rapster/K7), released in the UK and Europe):
In 2009 they participated at the international ITB tourism fair in Berlin, representing Cuba. They also performed in several foreign embassies in Havana and during important events like the Havana Book Fair 2009, the Habanos Tobacco Festival 2009 or “25 years TUI in Cuba” at the Residence of the German Ambassador. In addition they also sang on luxury cruise ships like the SEACLOUD (2009).
In October 2010 SEXTO SENTIDO toured the South of France (including concerts at Montpellier and the renowned Jazz Festival in Nimes). They also participated for the first time at WOMEX, the most important fair for world music in Copenhagen, Denmark, where they promoted their new music videos "Guajiro" and "Angry Boy" from their new CD "The Way". Followed by a performance at the famous Stravinsky Auditorium in Montreux (location of the world renowned Montreux Jazz Festival) during the Gala Night of the Swiss TTW Travel Star Awards Event, where they were also filmed and interviewed by the first Swiss TV channel SF1.
The first song "Guajiro" of their new CD "The Way" was released in Cuba already in Summer 2010 as a limited radio and video edition for the Cuban TV. It became immediately the big No. 1 Summer Hit, very popular among families and kids, reaching every corner and village of the island. After the song had won a LUCAS award (the Cuban "Oscar" for music videos) the girls were celebrated during the award ceremony, which was shown countrywide on TV during Christmas prime time. Immediately "Guajiro" went up again to No. 1 on TV and in the Cuban radio charts, now even for 7 weeks in a row (during January/February 2011). The song became so popular that even after more than 50 weeks it was still in the Cuban Top 80 radio charts.
In May/June 2011 SEXTO SENTIDO made a successful tour through Cuba, their "Gira Guajira" lead them through all important Cuban cities and provinces and included also some very remote areas, where the people were waiting since a long time to see them live and therefore gave them a very special and warm welcome.
SEXTO SENTIDO have released their new CD "The Way" recently in September 2011 in Europe and Worldwide with the support of ZEBRALUTION, one of the worlds leading companies in the field of digital music distribution (and part of the WARNER Music group). The CD is now available in all important music online shops. It is the first CD with their very own compositions and arrangements - a big surprise with fresh melodies, new touching international sounds and a very creative variety of different styles.
SEXTO SENTIDO was founded in the year 1997 in Havana, Cuba, by the 4 singers Arlety Valdes, Eliene Castillo, Melvis Estevez and Yudelkis Lafuente (all born in 1982). They soon created their very own style. Just after a few months of performing in the local music scene their name and reputation became a staple in the Cuban music culture. After their first awards at renowned Havana Music Festivals (e.g. JO-JAZZ 2001, CUBADISCO 2007) they became the leading entity of vocal harmony in Cuba. In 2004 they made their first CD ¨Bossa Cubana¨ (Elephant Records), a collection of classic Brazilian songs with Cuban elements. Since then, they are known in whole Cuba due to their frequent presence at Radio and TV.
SEXTO SENTIDO frequently collaborates with worldwide renowned artists of the Cuban and Latin-American music scene, such as Chucho Valdez, who described them as "the creators of the most important vocal work in Cuba in the past 3 decades",Pablo Milanes, Silvio Rodriguez and also with members of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club (e.g. Omara Portuondo, Amadito Valdes).
SEXTO SENTIDO made their very first international steps as a vocal part of a Cuban Cabaret Show performing at the Casino of Monaco/Monte Carlo (2002). After their first CD “Bossa Cubana” (2004) they had several tours with live concerts in Moscow, Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal, Chile, Angola, Mexico, Germany and France. Their talent promptly placed them as one of the preferred groups used at Cuban state functions, representing the young musical spirit of Cuba also at important international events (Latin-American Summit 2007 in Santiago de Chile, World-Aids Congress 2008 in Mexico-City). In 2009 they were honoured by UNESCO in Havana as cultural ambassadors.
Their 2nd CD ¨Mi Feeling¨ (Colibri) was also released in USA (2008, Ahi Nama) and is still gaining airplay accross important American jazz radio stations. It was voted one of the best jazz records 2008 by the renowned American LATIN BEAT MAGAZINE (Jan. 2009).
A further milestone in their career was “The Revolution Project”, during which they have worked successfully with worldwide renowned, cutting edge music producers like Guy Sigsworth (Bjoerk, Madonna, Alanis Morrisette), DJ legend Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), Marius de Fries (Sugar Babes) and Poet Name Life (Black Eyed Peas), recording several dancefloor and house tracks (“Crazy Love”, “Cuba Boom”, “Siente mi ritmo” and “Dark House Love”) for the London based studio NDF International:
“Sexto Sentido seems to have been the major discovery of the project. We call them “Cuba’s Destiny’s Child”. They light up a room, when they walk in and they sing perfect four-part harmonies live. Although well schooled in Cuban harmonies, they weren’t bound by them, coming up with their own R & B influenced melody lines without prompting. It’s this kind of interaction the team behind revolution were looking for. Looks like they found it.”
(citation from the CD “The Revolution presents Revolution” (2009, Rapster/K7), released in the UK and Europe):
In 2009 they participated at the international ITB tourism fair in Berlin, representing Cuba. They also performed in several foreign embassies in Havana and during important events like the Havana Book Fair 2009, the Habanos Tobacco Festival 2009 or “25 years TUI in Cuba” at the Residence of the German Ambassador. In addition they also sang on luxury cruise ships like the SEACLOUD (2009).
In October 2010 SEXTO SENTIDO toured the South of France (including concerts at Montpellier and the renowned Jazz Festival in Nimes). They also participated for the first time at WOMEX, the most important fair for world music in Copenhagen, Denmark, where they promoted their new music videos "Guajiro" and "Angry Boy" from their new CD "The Way". Followed by a performance at the famous Stravinsky Auditorium in Montreux (location of the world renowned Montreux Jazz Festival) during the Gala Night of the Swiss TTW Travel Star Awards Event, where they were also filmed and interviewed by the first Swiss TV channel SF1.
The first song "Guajiro" of their new CD "The Way" was released in Cuba already in Summer 2010 as a limited radio and video edition for the Cuban TV. It became immediately the big No. 1 Summer Hit, very popular among families and kids, reaching every corner and village of the island. After the song had won a LUCAS award (the Cuban "Oscar" for music videos) the girls were celebrated during the award ceremony, which was shown countrywide on TV during Christmas prime time. Immediately "Guajiro" went up again to No. 1 on TV and in the Cuban radio charts, now even for 7 weeks in a row (during January/February 2011). The song became so popular that even after more than 50 weeks it was still in the Cuban Top 80 radio charts.
In May/June 2011 SEXTO SENTIDO made a successful tour through Cuba, their "Gira Guajira" lead them through all important Cuban cities and provinces and included also some very remote areas, where the people were waiting since a long time to see them live and therefore gave them a very special and warm welcome.
SEXTO SENTIDO have released their new CD "The Way" recently in September 2011 in Europe and Worldwide with the support of ZEBRALUTION, one of the worlds leading companies in the field of digital music distribution (and part of the WARNER Music group). The CD is now available in all important music online shops. It is the first CD with their very own compositions and arrangements - a big surprise with fresh melodies, new touching international sounds and a very creative variety of different styles.
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