Diamela del Pozo
Musical artist
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Diamela del Pozo Pérez (born 2 October 1976), known simply as Diamela, is a Cuban singer living in Spain. She has worked in genres such as rumba, son, bolero, and salsa.[1][2]
2 October 1976
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| Born | Diamela del Pozo Pérez 2 October 1976 Guantánamo, Cuba |
| Genres | Cuban music, Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz |
| Occupations | Mezzo-soprano singer, composer |
| Instruments | Singing, guitar |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Biography
Diamela del Pozo, the daughter of a humble family, began to show her inclination for singing and music at an early age. In 1991 she debuted in a local orchestra, thus beginning her professional career. From then until she left Cuba in 2004, she joined several of the island's musical groups.
In 1995, she became a member of the newly founded female orchestra Son Damas in Havana,[3][4] with whom she performed in several European countries,[5] Latin America, the Caribbean, and Japan. She achieved her first recording with the group in 1996,[6] and later in 1999 her second and most recent album after separating from it in the mid-2000s.
In 1998, together with other figures of Cuban music such as Michel Maza, Felix Baloy, Tony Calá, Pedrito Calvo, Tiburón Morales, and Mario "Mayito" Rivera, Diamela recorded a song for the album Sonero Soy, performed in homage to Cuban composer and musician Adalberto Álvarez.[7]
In 1999, she participated in the recording of the album Cuba Humanidad, a tribute by various artists to the late Cuban popular singer Carlos Embale, performing a song by the composer and musician Gonzalo Asencio, accompanied by the folkloric group Los Muñequitos de Matanzas.
