September 24, 2020
Emi will play an outdoor concert at Wilky Bar Brooklyn in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn at 6:30pm.
September 15, 2020
Richard Kamins calls the album, “Truly a delightful listening experience."
September 14, 2020
Nate Chinen says, "Hyperacute technique meets folkloric timbre in the music of Emi Makabe."
September 9, 2020
Reviewer Carlo Wolff calls the album, "a joy to hear."
September 3, 2020
The album is a set of eleven of Emi's original compositions, which blend pop and Japanese folk melodies with cross-cultural instrumentation and jazz improvisation.
August 28, 2020
The album features a seven part suite of music based on the poetry of famed Cuban writer José Martí set for two wonderful vocalists, Sofia Rei and Camila Meza, along with a stellar band of New York improvisers who bring Valera's vision to life.
August 26, 2020
Listen to “Odio La Mascara Y El Vicio,” on the Afro-Cuban Icons and All-Stars playlist.
August 20, 2020
This track features vocalist Camila Meza, saxophonist Roman Filiu, and trombonist Andy Clausen.
"Si Quiere Que De Este Mundo," is being featured on playlists by Spotify, Amazon Music, and TIDAL.
August 7, 2020
This track features vocalist Sofia Rei as well as solos by Manuel Valera, Michael Rodriguez, Andrew Gutauskas, and Jimmy Macbride.
July 30, 2020
Manuel provides some insights into how his new big band record came to be.
July 21, 2020
The album features a seven part suite of music based on the poetry of famed Cuban writer José Martí set for two wonderful vocalists, Sofia Rei and Camila Meza.