The Cuban reggaeton duo Yomil and El Dany They will release a new album in the near future, but fragments of the new songs can already be heard, shared through social networks.
“Since the tragedy of the Dany I didn’t feel like starting to work on our next album, but for months we slowly started working on it and I can already tell you that it’s almost finished,” he said. Yomil this Saturday on his Instagram account.
Sharing cuts of four of the songs included in the album, the musician remembered his partner, died in July 2020 of cardiac arrest product of a thrombus, according to the official report of the medical authorities, who ruled out the coronavirus as the reason for his premature death.
Under the title of “Sensei”, the nickname with which Dany was known, the new album includes his voice in the recorded songs, some of which belong to the “subgenre” created by both musicians, known as “trapton”.
“I didn’t want to release trapton songs before so that the album had our essence from the beginning; and there are still more to close, and we have many collaborations”, explained Yomil, who thanked all those involved in the production of the album, the collaborators and his audience.
The death of Dany (31 years old) mourned not only the urban genre and the Cuban show business, but also millions of fans of the artist.
Considered one of the most popular and prominent figures in the Cuban music industry, his hits with Yomil topped the island’s charts and many of his phrases have become part of popular slang among Cuban youth.
Both collaborated with many Cuban artists and all their concerts were packed with fans desperate to see them perform, sing and dance to their hits.
The trapton of Yomil and El Danyas its name suggests, mixes nuances of both Latin and American trap with the unmistakable beat of reggaeton, while drawing on hip hop, electronic music and some traditional Cuban sounds.
In addition to music, El Dany was also a lover of fashion. He set several dress style standards among the youth on the island and even launched his own clothing line, Senseiin which he captured his passion for urban trends.
Dany also had a well-known human side, especially in his neighborhood, where he often helped his neighbors and gave young people clothes and shoes. During the coronavirus crisis, the reggaeton He was delivering bags with food and basic necessities to families from Key West, in Havana.
“Many are asking themselves the question if I am going to change the name of the group, if I am going to work in a duo with someone else, etc, etc, etc…”, Yomil wrote after the death of his partner.
“My people, this is Yomil and El Dany foreverNothing has changed here, only with the difference that Yomil is on earth and El Dany is in heaven,” he added.
