Roberto Poveda is a unique artist, presently living in vibrant New York City where he draws inspiration from the enormous melting pot of cultural, visual, and sound impressions. Poveda’s music is recognized both for its understated, sensual sounds and for its humorous and profound lyrics. Combined with his relaxed vocal style mixed with a raspy voice, and lyrical guitar playing, Poveda produces an infectious and very compelling Latin sound with influences from bolero, salsa, rumba, samba, hip-hop, and jazz. With family roots in the Cuban Troubadour tradition, Poveda honed his craft writing songs on the porches of Havana’s La Vibora neighborhood. His talent was recognized and he performed at the prestigious National Theater, during a period in which he engaged with the politicized Nueva Trova movement.
His musical journey took him to Bogota, Colombia where he spent eight years writing, singing, performing and also acting in musical theater and television; experiences that would later influence his sound world. In 1997 Poveda relocated to Miami, and entered a prolific period, producing a catalogue of over one hundred songs for the major Latin publisher Peermusic. He went on to record Son Eléctrico (2004), and one of its songs, Sueño Mama, was selected by Putumayo World Records for the compilation Latin Lounge (2006). His voice is part of the music works of Cuban violinist Alfredo Triff, with whom he recorded Boleros Perdidos (2006), DadaSon (2009) and Miami Untitled (2013).
In New York, Poveda had collaborated with jazz visionary and producer Kip Hanrahan, in At Home in Anger (2012), and performed with the band Beautiful Scars at Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Lugano (Switzerland) Jazz Festivals (2010). Poveda also joined forces with Fima Ephron (Screaming Headless Torsos, Lost Tribe) with whom he collaborated on Brooklyn Nights (2012) - recorded and mixed by Michael Brorby at Acoustic Recordings Studio in Brooklyn, NY and cover designed by Cuban artist Arturo Cuenca. In 2016, Roberto Poveda returned to Bogota, Colombia to produce the EP Destino Manifiesto (2017)
Poveda developed his trademark style over the years from experimenting with the arts, and combining sounds, images and experiences to recreate his reality time, in an inspiring and uncomplicated manner. Today, he continues to innovate across platforms with video-art, photography, music scoring, and new media, influenced by insights from his world travels, live performances and teaching special education. Poveda masterfully engages his audiences by surprising and delighting them with his unique expressions in art and music, evoking laughter, desire and satisfaction all at the same time.
Brooklyn, NY
2019
His musical journey took him to Bogota, Colombia where he spent eight years writing, singing, performing and also acting in musical theater and television; experiences that would later influence his sound world. In 1997 Poveda relocated to Miami, and entered a prolific period, producing a catalogue of over one hundred songs for the major Latin publisher Peermusic. He went on to record Son Eléctrico (2004), and one of its songs, Sueño Mama, was selected by Putumayo World Records for the compilation Latin Lounge (2006). His voice is part of the music works of Cuban violinist Alfredo Triff, with whom he recorded Boleros Perdidos (2006), DadaSon (2009) and Miami Untitled (2013).
In New York, Poveda had collaborated with jazz visionary and producer Kip Hanrahan, in At Home in Anger (2012), and performed with the band Beautiful Scars at Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Lugano (Switzerland) Jazz Festivals (2010). Poveda also joined forces with Fima Ephron (Screaming Headless Torsos, Lost Tribe) with whom he collaborated on Brooklyn Nights (2012) - recorded and mixed by Michael Brorby at Acoustic Recordings Studio in Brooklyn, NY and cover designed by Cuban artist Arturo Cuenca. In 2016, Roberto Poveda returned to Bogota, Colombia to produce the EP Destino Manifiesto (2017)
Poveda developed his trademark style over the years from experimenting with the arts, and combining sounds, images and experiences to recreate his reality time, in an inspiring and uncomplicated manner. Today, he continues to innovate across platforms with video-art, photography, music scoring, and new media, influenced by insights from his world travels, live performances and teaching special education. Poveda masterfully engages his audiences by surprising and delighting them with his unique expressions in art and music, evoking laughter, desire and satisfaction all at the same time.
Brooklyn, NY
2019
