Dub Sonata – Nights In Cuba Revisited [2023]

1 Once Upon A Time In Cuba
2 Centro
3 Cubano
4 Yo No Quiero Pagar
5 Puffin On A Fat Blunt
6 Organcio
7 Chess
8 Pez En La Calle
9 Where U From
10 Glory
11 Perseverancia
12 Este Mundo
13 Guantanamo
14 Que Lastima
15 Los Muertos
16 One More Time
17 Cuba Libre
18 Todos
19 January Nights On The Malecon In Havana Cuba
20 Radio Rebelde
21 Ron Y Cigarillos
22 Viñetas
23 Matanzas
24 Enemigo
25 Terremoto

“Nights In Cuba is an album that’s as relevant politically as it is musically.”
*Okayplayer

Dub Sonata’s acclaimed instrumental project Nights In Cuba is now available on vinyl for the first time ever, complete with a new 6-song EP titled Nights In Cuba Revisited included on Side D of the 2xLP release from Man Bites Dog Records.

Produced in the same fashion as the original 19-track album, Nights In Cuba Revisited is inspired by samples sourced from a crate of records the producer dug up during a 2010 trip to Cuba. Fast forward to 2022, Dub revisited the Caribbean island nation with camera in hand, where he reconnected with friends, musicians, and record dealers he met previously. The genre-bending project — layered with upright bass, trumpet, flute, sax, grand piano, acoustic guitar, various percussion, and scratches by Scram Jones — transports the listener to the streets of Havana.

The 2xLP vinyl is limited to 100 units, and the CD Digipak spread includes a colorful 16 page booklet of photos the record-collecting producer/photographer made during his most recent visit to Havana. Special bundles fuse together Dub’s music and photography work, and include limited and 1/1 fine art prints on various media, exclusive to our Bandcamp page. Proceeds from certain print bundles will directly benefit Madreagua Compañía de Espectáculos, a Havana-based music, arts and dance organization. All 1/1 prints include an autographed memento Dub brought back from Cuba for his biggest supporters. Nights In Cuba Revisited releases on Bandcamp April 21st, with all orders shipping out a few days prior. The new EP hits streaming platforms May 5th.

“Clearly inspired by DJ Cam/DJ Krush/Wax Tailor…a stellar example of chilled out turntablism with a Cuban swing.”
*Culture Magazine

“Great inspiration from a multitude of genres.”
*Hypebeast

“Nights In Cuba is about tapping into Cuba’s musical soul, an experience that Dub Sonata successfully conveys within the first minute of the album.”
*Alarm Magazine

“…a producing wunderkind who made one of 2010’s most intriguing albums – Nights In Cuba.”
*Rap Reviews

All songs produced by Dub Sonata. Mixed by Dub Sonata and Frank Persico. Mastered by Daniel Wyatt and remastered by Erin Tadena at Laughing Tiger Studios.

Includes contributions from Brenden Tacon (conga, bongos, güiro, shekere, clave, tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18), John Feliciano (upright & electric bass, tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18), Duncan Hardy (flute & alto saxophone, tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19), Ryan Gardner (trumpet, tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17), Christopher Burke (grand piano, tracks 1, 2, 9, 13, 18), Greg Perlman (drum set, track 15), Abram Kaplan (acoustic guitar, track 19) and Scram Jones (scratches, tracks 2, 5, 7, 13).

Photography and videography by Christopher Markisz (Dub Sonata). Photos of Dub by Brenden Tacon (2010) and R.J. Partington III (2022). Cover art by Jeremy Jeffrey. Layout adapted by Bill Cassidy. Apparel hand silkscreened by Rico James.

For more info, visit dubsonata.com/nights-in-cuba

*releases April 21, 2023

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