Daymé Arocena

Cuban jazz artist

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The Afro-Cuban musician Daymé Arocena has been a staple in Latin Jazz for nearly a decade. She’s now breaking barriers with a new pop album “Alkemi.”

Musician Daymé Arocena on loving herself and her Blackness

The Afro-Cuban musician Daymé Arocena has been a staple in Latin Jazz for nearly a decade. She’s now breaking barriers with a new pop album “Alkemi.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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