Singer-songwriter Alex*Cuba hails from Artemisa, Cuba (1 hour west of Havan… Read Full Bio ↴Singer-songwriter Alex*Cuba hails from Artemisa, Cuba (1 hour west of Havana) and resides in Smithers, B.C. (14 hours north of Vancouver). Musically, he lives everywhere in between. His trademark sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and rock chords subtly subvert commonly held notions of what Cuban music is. Alex is on the vanguard, crafting a cross-cultural sound that mirrors his geographical journey. Not tied to tradition, this Cuban-Canadian prefers his vintage Gibson over el sencerro (cowbell) anytime. Forgoing conventional stereotypes that typify much of the Latin music landscape, Alex is instead defining his own “Latin Soul” genre. Like the handful of unique, genre-defying artists before him, Alex’ uncompromising “go your own road” approach was difficult and lonely at first, but is now beginning to pay dividends.
From his earliest years in Artemisa, he was immersed in music. Alex's first stage appearance on national TV was at the tender age of four, playing claves (a percussion instrument) in a group directed by his music instructor father. Alex went on to study guitar, tres, percussion and bass, practicing eight hours a day during his teens.
After a stint with his twin brother Adonis to record Morumba Cubana, as The Puentes Brothers, Alex departed from Cuban music norms to follow his own path. His debut CD with the Alex Cuba Band, “Humo De Tabaco”, earned him a Juno award for World Music Album in 2006, with the single “Lo Mismo Que Yo”, featuring Ron Sexsmith charting in the Top 20 at BBC Radio 2. For “Humo”, Alex took UK producer Martin Terefe to Cuba to record the album’s funk infused horns and percussion, a sound that got under Terefe’s skin. By extension, that “Alex*Cuba sound” is now evident on Terefe’s productions for Craig David, Ron Sexsmith and Jason Mraz.
After a musical and spiritual evolution, Cuba returned to the studio, this time with co-producer Joby Baker of Victoria, to record “Agua Del Pozo” which was released in Canada in February 2007 under his own Caracol Records imprint. Acclaimed for its blend of tempo, instrumentation and songwriting, the album is a clear evolution from the debut, punctuated by the introduction of Alex's electric guitar, a vintage Gibson. With the soul-pop sensibility of tracks like “Si Pero No”, the album revealed Alex’ Latin Soul DNA. The song, which was an iTunes Single of the Week in Japan, proved to be huge with fans and confounded radio programmers who didn’t know which format in which to program it. “Agua” earned Alex his second Juno Award for Best World Music album 2008. “Agua Del Pozo” was released in the U.S. with two unreleased tracks on September 22, 2009 to fan and critical acclaim alike.
In the digital space, Alex*Cuba has had four iTunes Singles of the Week (Canada, U.S., Japan, Netherlands), has charted on various iTunes charts in Canada, the U.S. and Japan and has independently built an impressive, loyal online community around the world.
Alex recently collaborated with Nelly Furtado for her Spanish language debut album “Mi Plan” (My Plan) which was released September 2009 around the world (Universal). The creative chemistry between Alex, Nelly and James Bryan was magical and resulted in nine co-writes including the #1 single “Manos Al Aire” (Hands in the Air) and the title track where he appears as an invited guest on vocals. A prolific songwriter, Alex is continues working on new collaborations with writers and artists on various projects.
In between tour dates and the Nelly Furtado collaborations, Alex recorded his third album at Baker Studios in Victoria, B.C. The self-titled project was released October 27th, 2009 in Canada and the U.S. release is slated for June 8th, 2010. Featuring surprising new grooves, innovative electric guitar inflections and varying tempos and structures, the album is an important step in Alex Cuba’s ongoing musical revolution. The first single “Caballo” (Horse), a Cuban-funk-rocker, was also made into video conceived and produced in Smithers. Other highlights are “Solo Tu” (Only You), a moving, mid-tempo rock ballad, “Tierra Colora” (Red Soil), a samba-rock-surf-punk sizzler and the funked up “If You Give Me Love”, Alex’ first-ever song in English, which was recently serviced to radio, video and online outlets in Canada. The album was just released in the U.S. to acclaim by media outlets and his growing, loyal fan community. Early radio accolades for the album include an NPR “First Listen” feature, an “Album Of The Week” feature at Jazz FM UK, a glowing Billboard review and lead-off track “Directo” was selected as KCRW’s “Today’s Top Tune.” Most recently, Alex was honored with the award for Best New Artist at the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards which took place Nov. 11th in Las Vegas. The album “Alex Cuba” was also nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Album.
Critical to Alex’ success has been constant touring with a live show that has been described as explosive. Revealing his bass player past, Alex picks, plucks, strums and rocks his Gibson ES355, equipped with the heaviest guage steel strings available, without a pick. With Alex its just skin on steel, with solos that often lead to bleeding fingers. His visionary rebel nature is evident in the fact that contrary to the prevailing Cuban and Latin big band formations, Alex*Cuba performs as a trio (Alex on vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, electric bass and drums). The simplicity, power, and sheer efficiency of this formation has stolen the stage from bands quadruple their size and has confused many production teams expecting the typical big band at load-in. Doing more with less is an ever-present mantra for Alex*Cuba.
With a heart as big as his retro 'fro, Cuba takes it all in stride and focuses on what he does best: crafting songs that cut through linguistic and cultural barriers like a machete through sugarcane.
Milestones in the Musical Life of Alex Cuba:
#1 Album on iTunes US Tropical (Agua del Pozo), #1 Album on iTunes US Alternativo (Live From Soho), #3 iTunes US Alternativo Song Download ("Si Pero No");
Humo De Tabaco (2005) - Juno Award Winner 2006
Agua Del Pozo (2007) - Juno Award Winner 2008, "indie" Award Winner 2008, West Coast Music Award 2008
Alex Cuba (2009) - Juno Award nominee 2010, Indie Award winner 2010, Latin Grammy Awards - Best New Artist 2010
From his earliest years in Artemisa, he was immersed in music. Alex's first stage appearance on national TV was at the tender age of four, playing claves (a percussion instrument) in a group directed by his music instructor father. Alex went on to study guitar, tres, percussion and bass, practicing eight hours a day during his teens.
After a stint with his twin brother Adonis to record Morumba Cubana, as The Puentes Brothers, Alex departed from Cuban music norms to follow his own path. His debut CD with the Alex Cuba Band, “Humo De Tabaco”, earned him a Juno award for World Music Album in 2006, with the single “Lo Mismo Que Yo”, featuring Ron Sexsmith charting in the Top 20 at BBC Radio 2. For “Humo”, Alex took UK producer Martin Terefe to Cuba to record the album’s funk infused horns and percussion, a sound that got under Terefe’s skin. By extension, that “Alex*Cuba sound” is now evident on Terefe’s productions for Craig David, Ron Sexsmith and Jason Mraz.
After a musical and spiritual evolution, Cuba returned to the studio, this time with co-producer Joby Baker of Victoria, to record “Agua Del Pozo” which was released in Canada in February 2007 under his own Caracol Records imprint. Acclaimed for its blend of tempo, instrumentation and songwriting, the album is a clear evolution from the debut, punctuated by the introduction of Alex's electric guitar, a vintage Gibson. With the soul-pop sensibility of tracks like “Si Pero No”, the album revealed Alex’ Latin Soul DNA. The song, which was an iTunes Single of the Week in Japan, proved to be huge with fans and confounded radio programmers who didn’t know which format in which to program it. “Agua” earned Alex his second Juno Award for Best World Music album 2008. “Agua Del Pozo” was released in the U.S. with two unreleased tracks on September 22, 2009 to fan and critical acclaim alike.
In the digital space, Alex*Cuba has had four iTunes Singles of the Week (Canada, U.S., Japan, Netherlands), has charted on various iTunes charts in Canada, the U.S. and Japan and has independently built an impressive, loyal online community around the world.
Alex recently collaborated with Nelly Furtado for her Spanish language debut album “Mi Plan” (My Plan) which was released September 2009 around the world (Universal). The creative chemistry between Alex, Nelly and James Bryan was magical and resulted in nine co-writes including the #1 single “Manos Al Aire” (Hands in the Air) and the title track where he appears as an invited guest on vocals. A prolific songwriter, Alex is continues working on new collaborations with writers and artists on various projects.
In between tour dates and the Nelly Furtado collaborations, Alex recorded his third album at Baker Studios in Victoria, B.C. The self-titled project was released October 27th, 2009 in Canada and the U.S. release is slated for June 8th, 2010. Featuring surprising new grooves, innovative electric guitar inflections and varying tempos and structures, the album is an important step in Alex Cuba’s ongoing musical revolution. The first single “Caballo” (Horse), a Cuban-funk-rocker, was also made into video conceived and produced in Smithers. Other highlights are “Solo Tu” (Only You), a moving, mid-tempo rock ballad, “Tierra Colora” (Red Soil), a samba-rock-surf-punk sizzler and the funked up “If You Give Me Love”, Alex’ first-ever song in English, which was recently serviced to radio, video and online outlets in Canada. The album was just released in the U.S. to acclaim by media outlets and his growing, loyal fan community. Early radio accolades for the album include an NPR “First Listen” feature, an “Album Of The Week” feature at Jazz FM UK, a glowing Billboard review and lead-off track “Directo” was selected as KCRW’s “Today’s Top Tune.” Most recently, Alex was honored with the award for Best New Artist at the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards which took place Nov. 11th in Las Vegas. The album “Alex Cuba” was also nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Album.
Critical to Alex’ success has been constant touring with a live show that has been described as explosive. Revealing his bass player past, Alex picks, plucks, strums and rocks his Gibson ES355, equipped with the heaviest guage steel strings available, without a pick. With Alex its just skin on steel, with solos that often lead to bleeding fingers. His visionary rebel nature is evident in the fact that contrary to the prevailing Cuban and Latin big band formations, Alex*Cuba performs as a trio (Alex on vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, electric bass and drums). The simplicity, power, and sheer efficiency of this formation has stolen the stage from bands quadruple their size and has confused many production teams expecting the typical big band at load-in. Doing more with less is an ever-present mantra for Alex*Cuba.
With a heart as big as his retro 'fro, Cuba takes it all in stride and focuses on what he does best: crafting songs that cut through linguistic and cultural barriers like a machete through sugarcane.
Milestones in the Musical Life of Alex Cuba:
#1 Album on iTunes US Tropical (Agua del Pozo), #1 Album on iTunes US Alternativo (Live From Soho), #3 iTunes US Alternativo Song Download ("Si Pero No");
Humo De Tabaco (2005) - Juno Award Winner 2006
Agua Del Pozo (2007) - Juno Award Winner 2008, "indie" Award Winner 2008, West Coast Music Award 2008
Alex Cuba (2009) - Juno Award nominee 2010, Indie Award winner 2010, Latin Grammy Awards - Best New Artist 2010
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Alex Cuba Lyrics
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Agua Del Pozo Mueve la cadera Mueve la cintura Ponle condimento Ponle s…
Ahora Sigo siendo fiel A la vida que he escogido Sigo sin saber Ab…
Amar Tengo la necesidad de ir a volar contigo Sé que no…
Amor Infinito Que bonita es aquella de primavera Colgada al rostro sin mi…
Are You Are you my reflection when I'm looking in the mirror?…
Beautiful Mistake Tell me, why don't you tell me what you're thinking Now…
Cantando de Alegría (Dice así) Me llegó en un texto en inglés De alguien que…
Ciudad Hembra Ay, en La Habana y en cualquier lugar Quien se…
Como Amigos La noche Sin luna Oscura de tu mirar La brisa Fortuna Del pa…
Contradicciones Yo vengo del nacimiento de alguien divino, Que le entregaron…
De Camino Si escuchas trinar mi corazón No esperes preguntale con emo…
De los Dos Somos dos Desde hoy Tu sonrisa ilumina mi ser El ayer Me d…
De Manera Que Hablame de ti Deja tu voz alma conseguir No se si a…
Directo Te mando esta canción que no dice nada Pero va directo…
Dividido Con tanta gente que existe y tú te fijas en…
Dramatica Mujer Esta es la mas dramatica historia Acerca de una mujer. Bella…
El Día de Hoy En el mundo de hoy Que eres tú que yo soy Te…
El Mismo Dolor Tu que andas diciendo que todo el mundo Esta comentando de…
Ella Como una estrella que no se apaga Su luz me toca…
En Mi Guitarra En mi guitarra se quedó la maravilla de una voz…
Eres Tu Eres la mirada que mas dura en el espejo Eres el…
Esta Situación Mirándote a lo lejos lo debo admitir Que tú eres más…
Euforia Ich flüchte vor der Wirklichkeit Ab in den Rausch der Dunke…
Half a Chance Cuando digo que te quiero digo la verdad Que eres todo…
If You Give Me Love This is a moment for my dream That I will never…
In 1 2 3 4 Hey, ¿qué es lo que te quita la alegría? ¿Qué es…
Just the Two of Us I see the crystal raindrops fall And the beauty of it…
Lágrimas del Que Llora Y asi al fin llego la hora Y asi al fin…
Lamento En un día de sol Azul brilla el mar Sobre la ciudad Vuela…
Las Mujeres Las mujeres, las mujeres Las mujeres si que tienen Más poder…
Lo Mejor Para Mi Ella ha visto algo bueno en mí Colores donde yo veo…
Lo Mismo Que Yo Es tan grande este vacío que dejaste que no sé si…
Mariposa Como una mariposa Que deja el capullo Y sale volando Hacia n…
Me Queda Este Grito Sus ojos llevan escondida La luna de mi corazón Su boca le…
Mi Plan Eres mi más grande deseo Ese que no puedo esconder De mi…
Mundo Nuevo De alguna mujer bonita Se forjaron mis senderos De alguna mu…
No son manera Llegamos a ganarle al precipicio Hicimos de un final otro pr…
Piedad de Mi Señora de mis sueños Por más que yo lo intento Mi boca…
Por Donde Vas Dime por donde vas Dime si doblaras a tu izquierda Donde tus…
Que Pasa Lola Que pasa Lola Ya no eres la misma muchacha Que el maldito…
Realidad Que No Escogimos Mirándome al espejo me ha enfrentado la conciencia sin motiv…
Ruido En El Sistema Ruido en el sistema alguien que sin pena de hablar Su voz…
Sarah Basta con mirar tus ojos Y sentir tu compañía. para que a…
Si Pero No El silencio me agita Me rompe la calma Una fiebre bajita …
Sin Un Porque Buscando uno de tus besos supe porque El amor es como…
Solo Mía Déjame esta noche estar contigo Y te muestro el sol que…
Solo Tu Descubre tus ojos verdes que nada en mi vida pudo ser…
Suspiro En Falsete Los ruidos de tu boca Van desde el cielo al mar Se…
Todo En La Vida ¿Qué más te puedo decir? Prefiero seguir como he sido Lo nue…
Tu Boca Lo Quita Tiene los labios más lindos Más rojos, más tibios Más suav…
Tu Nombre Hay tanto que decir para que mi cabeza ya no…
Vale Todo Ella es de Abura y él de Barcelona Ella esta al…
Vampiro Estoy aqui Vine a buscar tu corazon Porque no te olvido Y…
Voz de Corazones Presiento que este mundo y este tiempo Necesita humanidad …
Y Si Mañana Nació desde tu voz El amor que un día Llegó hasta ser…
Yo No Sé Yo quiero que me digas que en tu vida hay…
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Manu Gar
Tío, llevas 10 años componiendo obras de arte y lamento tanto haber tenido que esperar este tiempo para poder escuchar tus canciones.
Grande Alex, saludos desde México.
Victor Chavez Tuni
no hace mucho escuche esta canción (2 años) junto a Guaco en su álbum Presente Continuo y me gusto. Hoy escucho de nuevo y en otra versión muy buena gracias Alex Cuba 🎶🎶🎶🎧🎵
Yeimar Barona
Cada canción es arte pura. Sientes serenidad al instante.. Gracias, Alex!!
Karla Hidalgo
Hace poco te descubrí, y que gran artista❤️... ojalá hubiesen mas como tú. Me he vuelto tu fan! Pendiente desde El Salvador🇳🇮
Alika Sjolander
Más de una vez quise caer en el abismo de tu piel
Y te busque sin esconder mis ansias, mi forma de ser
Sé que pensaste que era extraño, tus ojos me lo hicieron ver
Y me tomaste nada en serio, yo casi no supe qué hacer
Puede suceder, un día quizás mujer, te enamores infinitamente
Y entonces la luz encienda tus fantasías, dejándote llevar entre locuras
Johanna Rall
esta es mi canción favorita...aunque me gusta mas la versión con la superbanda de Venezuela Guaco, que son de mi tierra...mi familia en Venezuela escucha este tema y se recuerdan de mi...saludos desde la distancia #venezolanaenargentina #zulianaenvillagesell
Jesus Duno
Este es mi tema favorito tuyo, gracias a GUACO lo conoci, y de primera supe que debia escuchare su musica, desde Maracaibo Venezuela, le deseo el mejor de los éxitos hermano!!, súper atento con su disco, q causalmente sale un día antes de mi cumpleaños!!,jejeje, bendiciones!!
Wagner Roberto Gomes Wagner RO
Todas as cabeças estão loucas , um samba Rock de primeira de ALEX CUBA...parabéns! bela canção! !
Darryl West
I believe this is arguably one of the greatest songs of all time.
The No-Spin Window
Alex, Gracias por la nueva música. Es una hermosa canción.