TWO BEATS ONE SOUL
About Two Beats, One Soul:
Since the 19th century, Cuban music has been hugely popular and influential throughout the world. Cuban music has contributed to the development of a wide variety of genre and musical styles including rumba, Afro-Cuban jazz, salsa and more. Working alongside a team of talented producers and artists Two Beats, One Soul - who as a collective group have accumulated over 17 Grammy Awards - aims to showcase the impact of Cuba's rich musical history by connecting the beat, vibration and soul of the past to the present. Bringing the entire project together is executive producer and principal visionary, Vivian Scott Chew of RVMK Records. A music industry veteran, having worked at Epic Records/Sony Music, Vivian is best known for introducing the music of another Caribbean island-Jamaica-to the mainstream U.S. audience garnering multi-platinum selling dancehall music records. The album is also executive produced by Ray Chew, an illustrious musical director and producer known for his talents across television programs and live televised events. The pair combine their years of music industry knowledge and love for Cuban rhythms and melodies to create an audible experience like nothing else on the market.
Two Beats, One Soul, executive produced by Ray Chew and Vivian Scott Chew along with their partners Mark and Kathy Grier, is a 13-track body of work that celebrates and explores the evolution of two cultures focused on Cuba's impact on worldwide music by recreating traditional Cuban sounds and rhythms in today's musical landscape. Two Beats, One Soulfeatures music from producers Ray Chew, Louie Vega, Sergio Georgeand Cuba's own, Manolito Simonet. Simonet also joins fellow Cuban artists Ruben and Gabriel Rodriguez, Xiomara Laugart, Milagros Hodelin and Etian "Brebaje Man". Representing the US are R&B/Soul mainstays Eric Benét, Jon B. and Josh Milan. Rounding out the project is Latin/Pop; Latin Soul artists Jean Rodriguez and Anane. Adding the cherry on top of this musical and cultural collaboration are reggae artists Shaggy and Red Fox.
