How Daymé Arocena left Cuba and found a freeing new sound in Afro-Caribbean pop

"I remember any time I traveled to Mexico and other countries in the continent, I felt like,

The Cuban jazz artist says she’s never felt welcome in Latin pop. That is, until she came to Puerto Rico to record her new album, Alkemi, which expands her sound into R&B, bossa nova and neo-soul.

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The Cuban jazz artist says she’s never felt welcome in Latin pop. That is, until she came to Puerto Rico to record her new album, Alkemi, which expands her sound into R&B, bossa nova and neo-soul.