Yelfris Vald�s - For The Ones Remixed

This album is absolutely brilliant...a very important new generation Cuban Artist - Gilles Peterson

Cuban artist, composer and trumpet player Yelfris Vald�s once again joins forces with Jazz FM Resident Tim Garcia's label M�sica Macondo, inviting an impressive roster of producers to remix and reinterpret a selection of standout tracks from his 2019 debut LP 'For The Ones.

Kicking off the record, Yoruba Records head honcho Osunlade is first to step up to the plate, delivering a deep and percussive take of 'After Sly'. Next up, Quantic takes the recent single 'Aceleyo A�a' into new and unexplored territories, utilising space bending arpeggios and astral synths alongside a heavily swung rhythm section to incredible effect. Manchester based Contours transforms Gnawa influenced 'Maktub' into a moment of peak time introspection with an icy, early Chicago house edge.

On the flip, Garcia opted for remixers who capture that Broken/Bruk London feel. Starting in fine form, K15 blends shimmering keys and a shuffling beat with the euphoric vocals and trumpet melodies of his bruk-infused take on just released second single 'Ancestry'. Joining the proceedings, South London's Maxwell Owin sharpens his amen chops on a twisting, abstract jungle soundscape version of 'Worlds' before IG Culture's LCSM bring their unmistakable, brass-led syncopated stylings to the closing track 'Full Moon'.

This vinyl only release is pressed in the greenest and most eco-friendly way possible, while 20% of its profits is going to the supply of instruments to music schools in Cuba.