Musician
Yusa is a singer/songwriter, born in the neighborhood of Buena Vista, in Havana, Cuba. As a child, she was very exposed to music, and as a result she plays a vast variety of instruments, including the guitar, bass, keyboard and different percussion instruments. She is known for her modernization of traditional cuban-style music. Her albums include Yusa (2002), Breathe (2005) and Haiku (2008). In 2003 she won the Cubadisco (Fusion category) award, and she was nominated in the categories of Best Newcomer and Best of the Americas for BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards. Below is a video of one of her shows: