Born of Spanish, African, Chinese and French heritage, CuCu Diamantes is a fascinating singer-songwriter and actress from Cuba.

Background:
Together with producer and guitarrist Andres Levin, Diamantes co-founded the sizzling-hot Latin fusion band, Yerba Buena, and was
directly responsible for garnering major recognition and popularity for the band, including a Grammy nomination, special request performances with artists such as Dave Matthews, Ray Charles, Juanes and Celia Cruz, as well as critical media praise.

After 8 years as Yerba Buena’s principal vocalist and songwriter, Diamantes is now releasing her first solo record, “CuCuLand” in March 2009 to much anticipation. Smart, sexy and fierce, CuCu Diamantes’ music is an intoxicating mix of NYC downtown funk and old school Cuban glamour and passion—a dynamite combination which drives audiences to dance with joyful abandon. Diamantes’ talented band is
comprised of a full range of horns, percussion and guitar, giving a big, electric sound to her live performances.

In advance of her solo LP debut, “CuCuLand”, Diamantes has made several major appearances as a individual artist, collaborating with music stars such as Fatboy Slim, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Dead Presidents, Orishas, Beto Cuevas, Voltio and others on original recordings. She had a song included on the soundtrack for the NBC hit show “Heroes” (joining David Bowie, The Chemical Brothers, Bob Dylan and Iggy Pop), collaborated with Los Tucanes de Tijuana on the film soundtrack for “Ladron que Roba Ladron”, and worked with Vico C and Praz on the “Feel the Noize” film soundtrack.

Diamantes’ sassy, hilarious personality and natural talent as as an actress has put her in front of the camera for appearances in the films “El Cantante” and “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights”, as well as the TV series “Third Watch” and a recent MTV Latin America tribute to “The Cure”.