Ana Carla Maza

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̈ I invite you to an imaginary travel to Latin America ̈

Caribe is the third album by Cuban cellist and composer Ana Carla Maza. It is a continuation of her love letter to Latin American music from her previous album, Bahia. Released in 2022, Bahia was followed by a tour of 150 concerts in 14 countries. During her travels, Ana Carla Maza, who is not afraid to take risks, transformed the intimacy of the cello into a vibrant and energetic Latin-jazz sextet.
Although Ana Carla has a classical background, she explores the Caribbean and beyond (Argentina, Brazil) while taking liberties. Her first liberty is to impose her sensitivity and her voice as a woman. "I composed Caribe while traveling the world. In a studio in Rome, on the shores of Lake Annecy, in a castle in Portugal, on a plane trip to Mexico... It was a kind of search for my identity, which started in Guanabacoa, the neighborhood of Havana where I grew up with my grandparents and which happens to be the epicenter of the "rumberos," the percussionists from the pure Afro- Caribbean tradition."
Ana Carla has two mantras: living in the present and living as a free woman. For the first one, the musician chose the whirlwind of Latin jazz - music to dance to, love melodies - played in thirteen brass-filled tracks that feature Cumbia, samba, Tango, Rumba, and Salsa. She expressed the second precept through thirteen tracks, including "Diana" ("Don't be afraid, it's your life, you have nothing to lose"), which she proposed as the closing song. With energy and feminism, the young musician vetoed the usual framework, which requires calling in a male arranger and producer to complete a project.
"In Latin music, women sing, and men do everything else. I decided to do without a music producer. I arrived in the studio with all the scores, written for a sextet, instrument by instrument. I have a classical background, I can play Brahms or Shostakovich, who are complicated. So why not take on a new challenge: entirely produce a colorful Latin album that reflects my feminine sensitivity, my desire for positive celebration of the here and now, of 'alegria', spontaneous joy." Trained in piano in Cuba by Miriam Valdes, sister of Chucho Valdes, daughter of multi-instrumentalist and Chilean Carlos Maza, Ana Carla chose musicians who reflect diversity: a Guadeloupean, drummer Arnauld Dolmen, two Cubans, percussionist Luis Guerra and saxophonist/flutist Irving Acao, a German who loves Honduras on piano, a Frenchman from the south, Norman Peplow, also on piano, Fidel Fourneyron on trombone, and Noé Clerc on accordion. And of course, Ana Carla on cello, precise, virtuosic, and with vocals.

"The cello is the bass, the earth. I use it as a soloist, especially for Astor Piazzola's tango, always acoustically, in all its splendor. The voice represents the body. By singing, we overcome fear, we dance, we celebrate life, we learn, we fall in love." Music can be a succession of small miracles, a sequence of inventions that oppose the worst, sadness, and despair. "In Cuba, when there was a power outage, we would take a piece of cotton, palm oil, make a candle, and it was beautiful, intense, and calm."
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Les choses simples
Ana Carla Maza
Bahia
03:13
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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A Tomar Café (Latin Version)
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Caribe
04:32
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Te Me Fuiste
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La Flor
03:01
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Las Primaveras
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Las Primaveras
03:48
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La Habana
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Bahia
05:19
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Astor Piazzolla
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Bahia
03:47
Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Dudas
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La Flor
03:25
Writer: Carlos Maza Rubillo / Composers: Carlos Maza Rubillo
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Diana (Deluxe Edition)
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Diana (Deluxe Edition)
03:47
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Te Esperé
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La Flor
02:48
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Huayno
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Bahia
02:46
Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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La Flor
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La Flor
03:59
Writer: Carlos Maza Rubillo / Composers: Carlos Maza Rubillo
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Guanabacoa
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Caribe
04:21
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A Tomar Café
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Bahia
03:28
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Con Amor y Poesia
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La Flor
04:25
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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A Contratiempo
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La Flor
03:44
Writer: Carlos Maza Rubillo / Composers: Carlos Maza Rubillo
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Le petit français
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Bahia
02:39
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Caribe
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Caribe
03:37
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Bahía
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Bahia
04:24
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Carnaval
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Caribe
03:22
Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Bahia (Latin Version)
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Caribe
04:46
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Quiero
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La Flor
02:56
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Todo Irá Bien
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Bahia
02:38
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Quiero
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Quiero
03:53

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Albums
℗ 2025 ACM Global Music
11-04-2025
Caribe Deluxe
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Caribe (Deluxe Edition)
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Caribe Deluxe
03:37
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Diana (Deluxe Edition)
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Caribe Deluxe
03:47
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03
Bahia (Remaster 2025)
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Caribe Deluxe
04:47
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
04
Las Primaveras (Deluxe Edition)
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Caribe Deluxe
03:47
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
05
Guanabacoa (Deluxe Edition)
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Caribe Deluxe
04:23
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
06
Cumbia Del Tiempo (Live)
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Caribe Deluxe
05:17
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
07
A Tomar Café (Remaster 2025)
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Caribe Deluxe
04:34
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Persona Editorial Limited
13-10-2023
Caribe
01
Guanabacoa
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Caribe
04:21
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Caribe
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Caribe
03:37
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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El Malecón
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Caribe
02:39
Composers: Ana Carla Maza
04
Las Primaveras
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Caribe
03:48
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
05
Astor Piazzola (Latin Version)
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Caribe
06:11
Composers: Ana Carla Maza
06
Bahia (Latin Version)
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Caribe
04:46
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
07
Huayno (Latin Version)
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Caribe
03:41
Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Persona Editorial
25-02-2022
Bahia
01
La Habana
Ana Carla Maza
Bahia
05:19
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
02
Bahía
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Bahia
04:24
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
03
Astor Piazzolla
Ana Carla Maza
Bahia
03:47
Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
04
Todo Irá Bien
Ana Carla Maza
Bahia
02:38
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
05
Le petit français
Ana Carla Maza
Bahia
02:39
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
06
Huayno
Ana Carla Maza
Bahia
02:46
Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
07
Les choses simples
Ana Carla Maza
Bahia
03:13
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Persona editorial Ltd
05-05-2020
La Flor
01
A Contratiempo
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La Flor
03:44
Writer: Carlos Maza Rubillo / Composers: Carlos Maza Rubillo
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Con Amor y Poesia
Ana Carla Maza
La Flor
04:25
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
03
La Flor
Ana Carla Maza
La Flor
03:59
Writer: Carlos Maza Rubillo / Composers: Carlos Maza Rubillo
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Juntos
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La Flor
03:30
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Dudas
Ana Carla Maza
La Flor
03:25
Writer: Carlos Maza Rubillo / Composers: Carlos Maza Rubillo
06
Quiero
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La Flor
02:56
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra
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Habanera
Ana Carla Maza
La Flor
03:59
Writer: Carlos Maza Rubillo / Composers: Carlos Maza Rubillo
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℗ 2020 Persona Editorial
14-01-2016
Solo Acoustic Concert
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Introducción (Live)
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Solo Acoustic Concert
05:34
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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La Flor (Live)
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Solo Acoustic Concert
04:52
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Contratiempo (Live)
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Solo Acoustic Concert
03:18
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Te Me Fuiste (Live)
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Solo Acoustic Concert
02:51
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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El Central (Live)
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Solo Acoustic Concert
02:33
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Te Esperé (Live)
Ana Carla Maza
Solo Acoustic Concert
03:03
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
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Le Petit Francais (Live)
Ana Carla Maza
Solo Acoustic Concert
03:51
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
EPs
2018 Saraswati Music
26-11-2018
Alma
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Quiero
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Alma
03:53
Writer: Ana Carla Maza
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Alma
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Alma
03:05
Writer: Ana Carla Maza
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Interlude
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Alma
03:12
Writer: Ana Carla Maza
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Au Revoir
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Alma
03:10
Writer: Ana Carla Maza
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Juntos
Ana Carla Maza
Alma
03:51
Writer: Ana Carla Maza
Singles
℗ 2025 ACM Global Music
02-05-2025
Caribe (Mozambo & Orisha Remix)
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Caribe (Mozambo & Orisha Remix)
Ana Carla Maza
Caribe (Mozambo & Orisha Remix)
05:02
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
℗ 2025 ACM Global Music
04-04-2025
Las Primaveras (Live)
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Las Primaveras (Live)
Ana Carla Maza
Las Primaveras (Live)
04:33
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
℗ 2025 ACM Global Music
28-03-2025
Guanabacoa (Deluxe Edition)
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Guanabacoa (Deluxe Edition)
Ana Carla Maza
Guanabacoa (Deluxe Edition)
04:22
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
℗ 2025 ACM Global Music
21-03-2025
Caribe (Deluxe Radio Edit)
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Caribe (Deluxe Radio Edit)
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Caribe (Deluxe Radio Edit)
03:17
Writer: Ana Carla Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Carla Maza Sierra
℗ 2025 ACM Global Music
07-03-2025
Diana (Deluxe Edition)
01
Diana (Deluxe Edition)
Ana Carla Maza
Diana (Deluxe Edition)
03:47
Writer: Ana Carla Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Carla Maza Sierra
℗ 2025 ACM Global Music
03-03-2025
Cumbia del Tiempo (Live)
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Cumbia del Tiempo (Live)
Ana Carla Maza
Cumbia del Tiempo (Live)
05:17
Writer: Ana Carla Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Carla Maza Sierra
Persona Editorial Limited
07-07-2023
Las Primaveras
01
Las Primaveras
Ana Carla Maza
Las Primaveras
03:48
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
Persona Editorial Limited
08-06-2023
A Tomar Café (Latin Version)
01
A Tomar Café (Latin Version)
Ana Carla Maza
A Tomar Café (Latin Version)
04:32
Writer: Ana Carla Maza / Composers: Ana Carla Maza
Persona Editorial
10-12-2021
A Tomar Café
01
A Tomar Café
Ana Carla Maza
A Tomar Café
03:28
Writer: Ana Maza Sierra / Composers: Ana Maza Sierra