Event
Yusa Duo at 419 Decatur St
Fee:
Free. The program is free and open to the public.Location: LAT/LONG: 29.954809, -90.064754
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Dates & Times
Date:
Time:
Duration:
Type of Event
2:00 to 3:00 pm Central Time
Description
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and the
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
present the
Yusa Duo
Friday at 2:00 pm
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
This program is free and open to the public.
Yusa is one of Cuba’s - and NOLA’s - leading musical voices. The guitarist, vocalist, tres guitarist, bassist, and composer was a member of the group Quasi Jazz and director of the Cuban band Interactivo, but more recently has developed a strong career with her own band, which includes the fine percussionist Jafet Perez.
In 2003, as an emerging musician, she was nominated for the prestigious BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards in two categories (Best Newcomer and Best of the Americas.) She has released several albums and singles, and collaborates with a variety of artists, including a star turn with the New Orleans Nightcrawlers, singing the Joe Cabral classic “Para Donde Vas” on the Grammy-nominated Too Much to Hold.