{"id":40927,"date":"2020-02-19T17:54:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/brenda-navarrete-takes-charge-on-new-havana-meets-kingston\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:33:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:33:00","slug":"brenda-navarrete-takes-charge-on-new-havana-meets-kingston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/brenda-navarrete-takes-charge-on-new-havana-meets-kingston\/","title":{"rendered":"Brenda Navarrete takes charge on new Havana Meets Kingston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37146 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/b09ec77e-brenda-navarette.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1460\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/b09ec77e-brenda-navarette.jpeg 1460w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/b09ec77e-brenda-navarette-759x427.jpeg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/b09ec77e-brenda-navarette-1010x568.jpeg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/b09ec77e-brenda-navarette-1440x810.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/b09ec77e-brenda-navarette-661x372.jpeg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/b09ec77e-brenda-navarette-465x261.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/b09ec77e-brenda-navarette-375x211.jpeg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Born from the ingenious spirit of Mista Savona, the fantastic\u00a0melding of\u00a0Cuban and Jamaican music culture continues\u00a0to thrive\u00a0with the upcoming release of <em>Havana meets Kingston<\/em>&#8216;s volume 2.<\/h4>\n<p>In 2017, the Australian musician and producer set up the Havana Meets Kingston project to link the music scenes\u00a0of Cuba and Jamaica; two islands with a deep and passionate musical culture and heritage. &#8220;<em>This project is very much about bringing master musicians together as well as creating opportunities for aspiring new artists<\/em>&#8221; Mista Savona told us in an <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/havana-meets-kingston-interview\/\">interview<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0first <em>Havana Meets Kingston<\/em>\u00a0release.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z2t5MQsWMl4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Outstanding\u00a0musicians and gifted singers aside, those who\u00a0were lucky enough to see\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Havana Meets Kingston<\/em>\u00a0project live were\u00a0unavoidably seduced by the explosive voice and striking charm of singer, composer, and percussionist Brenda Navarrete. Navarette, with her contagious feline charisma, interprets the eponymous single of the next collaboration. In the accompanying music video, we learn the title track\u00a0is dedicated to legendary Jamaican guitarist and member of the band Winston, &#8216;Bopee&#8217; Bowen, who died last year at the age of 62.<\/p>\n<p><em>Havana meets Kingston 2<\/em> is expected for June 2020 via Baco Records.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37081\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8e06a886-cover-havana-meets-kingston-feat.-brenda-navarette.jpg\" alt=\"Cover Havana Meets Kingston feat. 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