Even if she wants to forget me
It must be impossible
Because eternal memories
She will always have from me
My caresses will be
The terrible ghost
How much I suffer
How much I suffer away from you.
I've left the waves behind
The endless summer
I've left without thinking
A part of me
What I never thought would serve me.
In the past resides
The planted kiss
The cloudy night that I wanted to erase
The deepest kiss
The center of my world
And the wings were born and I started to fly
No more luggage but the hope
And to a new adventure I wanted to launch
But everything was impossible
Well I can not forget.
Even if she wants to forget me.....
Even if she wants to forget me
It must be impossible
Because eternal memories
She will always have from me
My caresses will be
The terrible ghost
How much I suffer
How much I suffer away from you.
I've left the waves behind
The endless summer
I've left without thinking
A part of me
What I never thought would serve me.
In the past resides
The planted kiss
The cloudy night that I wanted to erase
The deepest kiss
The center of my world
And the wings were born and I started to fly
No more luggage but the hope
And to a new adventure I wanted to launch
But everything was impossible
Well I can not forget.
Even if she wants to forget me.....
OKAN
JUNO Award winning Women-led Afro-Cuban Roots & Jazz
Taking their name from the word for heart in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, the women-led ensemble OKAN fuses Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, courage and love.
Having recently worked with Bomba Estereo, Lido Pimienta and Dayme Arocena, OKAN recently followed up on their Juno-nominated and Independent Music Award-winning debut album Sombras, with their sophomore release Espiral.
Espiral delves deeper into the group's rich Cuban roots, finding renewed inspiration in this rich musical heritage. The Santeria influences are most evident in the title track, Espiral which uniquely blends guajira, the folk genre of Eastern Cuba, with Santeria-derived chants.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Elizabeth Rodriguez is a classically trained violinist who served as concertmaster for Havana’s Youth Orchestra. Magdelys Savigne hails from Santiago de Cuba and graduated with honours in orchestral percussion from Havana’s University of the Arts. Both are also Grammy-nominees for their contributions to Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, of which they are former members.
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“Espiral is lush, vibrant and powerful, and a testament to the power of Okan.”
— Andrea Warner
"OKAN crafts jazzy, heady grooves informed by Afro-Cuban culture and a world of sound.” — Catalina Maria Johston
"OKAN‘s vocal- and percussion-driven tracks evoke their homeland yet also reflect the vibrant Cuban-Canadian community."
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Espiral
OKAN's second full length release continues to explore the Cuban roots of co-leaders Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne.
Sombras
OKAN's first full length album draws on the power of the leaders' Afro-Cuban roots and integrates jazz, afrobeat, folk and Brazilian elements.
Press Kit
OKAN
Women-led Afro-Cuban Roots & Jazz
New Album Espiral (Lulaworld Records, 2020)
Taking their name from the word for heart in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, the women-led ensemble OKAN fuses Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, courage and love.
Having recently worked with Bomba Estereo, Lido Pimienta and Dayme Arocena, OKAN recently followed up on their Juno-nominated and Independent Music Award-winning debut album Sombras, with their sophomore release Espiral,
Espiral delves deeper into the group's rich Cuban roots, finding renewed inspiration in this rich musical heritage. The Santeria influences are most evident in the title track, Espiral which uniquely blends guajira, the folk genre of Eastern Cuba, with Santeria-derived chants.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Elizabeth Rodriguez is a classically trained violinist who served as concertmaster for Havana’s Youth Orchestra. Magdelys Savigne hails from Santiago de Cuba and graduated with honours in orchestral percussion from Havana’s University of the Arts. Both are also Grammy-nominees for their contributions to Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, of which they are former members.
Click on images to download high res version. Please credit Ksenija Hotic.
CONTACT
Management: Tracy Jenkins, Lulaworld - tracy(at)lula.ca
Booking Agent, North America: Marilyn Gilbert - Marilyn(at)mgam.com
Sync licensing: publishing: Lulaworld Records - info(at)lula.ca