Composer, pianist, bandleader Omar Sosa’s music reflects his travels: Cuba to Africa and Brazil, Central America to Ecuador’s African-descent communities, San Francisco and New York, to his current home base in Barcelona. True to his Afro-Cuban origins, Sosa expresses a generosity toward all humanity. Nominated for seven Grammy Awards and twice for the BBC World Music Awards, Sosa entwines the expressive traditions of Africa and the Americas in a unique cosmopolitan voice, bringing a joyous and thoroughly contemporary global Jazz idiom.
Melodic and beautiful solo piano track. Sweet and serene for quiet, pastoral settings and depictions of emotional intensity, pastoral settings, deep intimate connections between two people, loss or personal tragedy. Instrumental, Jazz, Dramatic Jazz Piano
merch communityedit navigation bar Ilé by Omar Sosa Share / Embed Wishlist Edit Delete Bulk Edit A Love Lost 00:00 / 04:13 Digital Album Streaming + Download Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Buy Digital Album $9 USD or more Se, Spoken Word, Jazz, World Jazz
Since he emigrated from Cuba in 1993, Omar Sosa has forged a distinctive musical path, fusing an array of jazz, world music, hip-hop, and electronic elements with his Afro-Cuban roots. Omar’s newest recording, ilé, marks a homecoming for the 7-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer. Male Rap & Vocals, Jazz, World Jazz
A gentle yet epic quality, yearning with quiet force, its strength in its circularity, spiralling upwards. Male Vocals, World Music, African World Fusion
The music on Alma, meaning ‘soul’ in Spanish, is a mix of jazz and Cuban and world music, melodic and soulful, including a fiery version of Omar’s composition Angustia. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Melodic and beautiful solo piano track. Sweet and serene for quiet, pastoral settings and depictions of emotional intensity, pastoral settings, deep intimate connections between two people, loss or personal tragedy. Instrumental, Jazz, Dramatic Jazz Piano
Based on a dream Omar had of something that goes on and on, never ending, like a waterfall, integrating the three colors of piano, kora and sheng… introspective. Male Vocals, World Music, African World Fusion
