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TELMARY

AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF HIP-HOP & URBAN MUSIC IN CUBA

From Havana, Cuba, street poet Telmary has emerged as a leader and trendsetter on the cutting edge of hip-hop and urban music in Cuba. As a rapper, Telmary uses her distinctive voice, at times deep and soulful, at times fast and aggressive to proclaim a positive, empowering message that contrasts with the genre’s commercial norm.

SELECTED SHOWS

Havana Jazz Festival

Concert with Lennine, Brazil National Theatre

Concert with Africa Bambataa, Brazil

Concert with the Cuban Music All Stars, Japan

Blue Note Club, Japan

Montreal Jazz Festival

Vancouver Jazz Festival

Havana Cultura Concert, Baden Baden, Germany

Luminato Festival, Toronto

Louis Armstrong Festival, New Orleans

Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York

Hollywood Bowl, California

Madison Wisconsin

Hip Hop Al Parque, Colombia

South by South West Festival, Austin Texas

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Fiestas de la Mercé, Barcelona, Spain

Blue Note Jazz Club, New York

AWARDS

LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATION

2001 “Best Rap/Hip Hop Album” for “X More'” by X Alfonso

BIG PRIZE CUBADISCO AWARD WINNER

2006 “Best Debut Album & Best Fusion” (with group Interactivo)

A DIARIO “BEST HIP-HOP ALBUM”

2007 Cubadisco Award Winner

JUNO AWARD WINNER

2008 “Best Contemporary Album” for “Embracing Voices” by Jane Bunnett

LIBRE “BEST HIP-HOP ALBUM”

2014 Cubadisco Award Winner

FUERZA ARARÁ

2018 “Best Urban Album” – Cubadisco Award Winner

2018 “Best Alternative Album” – Latin Grammy Nomination

2019 “Best World Music Album” – Juno Awards Nomination

MARADENTRO “BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM”

2022 Cubadisco Award Winner

Bio

Biography

Telmary is a Cuban rapper, musician, and spoken-word artist. Her music effectively brought together two worlds that seemed separated, combining music genres, tearing down cultural barriers, and connecting people of different backgrounds and languages.

Such a bold and original idea took her worldwide for decades, made it to seven different albums, and allowed her to collaborate with various artists and ensembles everywhere. Telmary has refined a technique that will enable her to use her voice as a communication instrument while blending as a percussive element, adapting to different genres, styles and tempos.

She is an accomplished educator who has presented her work and perspectives at music festivals, literary and journalistic gatherings, and universities. At the same time, she has been an active participant in academic and journalistic venues, researching and analyzing some of the main themes of her musical production: Cuban daily life (including racism), the status of women, and the historical origins of Cuban, especially Afro Cuban, contemporary music.

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