Music Video Releases

Ragga Matador (2024)

Filmed on a 90 degree day in Santiago de Cuba and -35 degrees in Bozeman, Montana … this video is nothing but HOT! Our Santiago star, El Medico, digs back into his earlier days of Ragga Muffin music which originated out of Jamaica. Listen to, “The Doctor” one of the pioneers of Reggaeton music rap in his classic Afro-Beat style and enjoy the back up vocals of Bozeman’s Paige Rasmussen as she melts into this fun dance tune!

Feeling Good (2024)

This is our latest release featuring El Medico dancing through the streets of Old Havana and along the melacon as he sings about what it’s like waking up to Feeling Good. Joined by Ruben Lester in the Santiago studio on vocals along with Doug Wales and Jake Fleming playing bass as he does the final production of this fun “feel good” song!

CUBUSA Benefit Concert (2024)

The Montana contingent of musicians perform original CUBUSA compositions plus Cuban standards and classic Bossa Nova tunes in front of a sold out live audience in Bozeman Montana. This project benefit supports travel to perform at the 44th Annual Festival del Caribe in Santiago de Cuba in July of 2024!

Dime (2022)

Featuring Lorena Hechavarria in her debut recording. DIME was sung, filmed, edited and co-starred by Raynier (El Medico) Casamayor. This song highlights the wonderful talents of Aquiles Jorge on guitar, Joaquin Solorzano on percussion and Oswaldo Calderin on bass. Santiago’s beautiful dancer, Yai Padilla graces the screen. Recording by Ruben Lester.

Sincopa - Reggaeton Remix (2023)

Our Sincopa song was masterfully remixed by a Latin Grammy nominated remix producer known as, Ofo, based in Mexico City. This remix was produced with seductive reggaeton and cumbia beats perfect for any dance club.

Promo Medley of Five New Songs! (Spring 2023)

Here’s a quick video edit featuring our newest material recorded in Santiago now back in the USA for more tracks, editing and final production.

Voice Of The Earth (VOTE) 2023

At CUBUSA Music, we are all "Voices Of The Earth". Please join us, and together we can sing much louder as ONE for all life on the planet, our home, Earth. Whether at home, in the office, running a small business, as a CEO of a large corporation, or performing your civic duties at the polls, anywhere in the world... be a Voice Of The Earth!

Jardin D’Hiver (2023)

This traditional Cuban danzon was a recording collaboration between musicians in Santiago de Cuba, Billings, Montana and Los Angeles, California. Written originally as a French Caribbean Bossa Nova by Henri Salvador, this piece was arranged and orchestrated by John Roberts. Musicians: Trevor Krieger violin. Kassidy Conlon cello. Giancarlo Anderson bongo. Gabriel Gonzalez coros. Gabino Jardines acoustic guitar. Mixed and mastered by Robert Frank.

Absoriginal (2020)

This song drives like a spirited conga parade fueled by Afro-Cuban drumming, and supported by the heart and soul of Native American and Taino Indian vocals and drums. This is a song that celebrates the diversity of humanity, the commonality of our music from all corners of the planet … all brought to life by exciting Cuban dancers.

CUBUSA (2019)

Our band's namesake song commemorates the long history of love and friendship that has long existed between American and Cuban people. We all want the same things- love, safety, opportunity and independence, and above all great music and dance!

Mama Hot (2019)

With a driving rhythm and syncopated vocals that will pack any dance floor, Mama Hot is a joyous tune celebrating all precious things in life while also conveying a strong message warning of the climate crisis threatening our daily lives.

Medicine Drum (2019)

This is the story of a drum, a djembe from Ghana sent to Montana - a gift to the world given by two young boys from Accra, paying it forward, setting dreams in motion to find ‘the medicine’ in Cuba. This is the origin story behind CUBUSA music.

*Medicine Drum was funded in part by a 2019 Montana Arts Council Strategic Investment Grant

Sincopa (2019)

Sincopa is the rhythm and feel between the beat in much of Cuban music. This song blends syncopated beats of Afro-Cuban beats with Reggaeton and good ole American rock n’ roll.

Dime (2020)

This is the studio filmed edit of Lorena Hechavarria Malleuve of Santiago de Cuba in her debut recording, passionately delivering her unique flamenco style of singing along with the popular, urban Cuban music legend, El Medico. Their vocals are smoothly driven by Aquiles Jorge on guitar and percussion by Joaquin Solorzano.

Yo Se Bien (2018)

Cuba and the USA share many things in common like the love of baseball, Hollywood, the beach. However, no matter if you live in Havana or Montana, it's the love of music that we share in our everyday lives. Listen to Alejandro Zamora and Paige Rasmussen share the passion for life and music in this great song.

Sensual Blue Delight (2019)

The lyrics to this composition were inspired by astronaut, Neil Armstrong and others who shared profound observations of their home planet, Earth, from outer space and from the moon. Neil's granddaughter, Kali Armstrong, sings the lead vocals on this recording!

Building a Bridge (2015)

This was our first collaboration, an informal gathering of musicians recorded in their respective home towns of Santiago de Cuba and Bozeman, MT. This song first aired the day the Cuban Embassy opened in Washington D.C. on July 25, 2015.

Cuban Taxi (2017)

Our second song was originally written in a demo format and recorded in our Montana studio. Doug and Jake travelled to Havana to meet with Aquiles for a road trip from Havana to Santiago where they stopped and recorded additional tracks with over a dozen Cuban musicians along the way. These field recordings were brought back to Montana and the tracks were produced and mixed for final output.

Video Sponsored by Amy & Matt Youvich

For Just One Moment (2018)

This song was written from an American’s perspective of first experiencing Santiago de Cuba. With lyrics evoking the sensory experience, and the classic sounds of Cuba’s tres guitar, smooth and deep vocals create the romantic quality visitors often experience walking through the city streets.

Fender Bender (2020)

Cuban musician, Aquiles Jorge, is a classical guitarist on side "A", but on the flip side he's a rock n' roll rebel who loves America's favorite electric guitar. With the gift of his dream axe, an American made Fender Stratocaster, we wrote this song in honor of this great guitarist's musical journey.

CUBUSA Documentary (2021)

Put on your dancing shoes, break out the party favors and get ready to dance with 13 high-energy songs driven by Afro-Cuban rhythms! With Spanish subtitles, we have short introductions to each song giving the back story behind the Montana~Havana Bridge Project and the making of CUBUSA Music.