Okan (band)

Okan is a Juno Award-winning Canadian Afro-Cuban jazz group, whose core members are Cuban Canadian musicians Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne, both former members of Jane Bunnett's band Maqueque. They perform both as a duo, and as leaders of a larger combo featuring session musicians. [1]

History

Rodriguez and Savigne left Maqueque in 2017 to form Okan.[1] They were nominated for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020 for their 2019 debut album Sombras.[2]

They are noted for their 2020 album Espiral, which won the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.[3] Their 2023 album, Okantomi, won the same award at the Juno Awards of 2024.[4]

Discography

Albums

  • Sombras (2019)
  • Espiral (2020)
  • Okantomi (2023)[5]

Extended Play

  • Laberinto (2018)

Singles

  • Luz (2018)
  • Mas Que Nada (2019)
  • Yemaya (Ile Ladde) with Rauzzy Ferrer (2022)
  • Iglú (2023)
  • La Reina Del Norte (2023)
  • Okantomi (2023)
  • Bailando en tu vibra with Ramon Chicharron (2024)
  • + Que 1 Chingx with Boogát (2024)

Appearances

  • AAA with Phosphore (2021)
  • Toadas do Norte with Aline Morales and Anita Graciano (2021)
  • Del Horizonte with Boogát (2024)
  • Niebla with Ramon Chicharron (2024)

References

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