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Grupo HNE drop new single + video for “La Doce”

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2 years ago

September 17, 2024

P fkn R! Spanglish boom-bap trio Grupo HNE give dap to Puerto Rico in new single “La Doce.” Translated to English “La Doce” means twelve and was named because it was the twelfth song recorded for the group’s newly released debut LP Calle HNE. Given the video treatment as well, the track observes the trio sharing a meal and strolling through the night life in their home turf of Miami, Florida. DJ Exes (emcee) gives props to his Puerto Rican homeland over the instrumental provided by group producer DJ Heron and multi-instrumentalist Nando.

The trio, which includes a member of the Lo-Life Miami Family have all previously worked with the Lo-Life General, Thirstin Howl The 3^rd and have been dropping musical bombs at a rapid pace this year.

This includes singles (all with accompanying video treatments) for “Calle HNE” as well as non- album tracks including “Black Angels”, “Big Pictures” and “The Palmetto.”

Listen to Grupo HNE LP: https://open.spotify.com/album/4h6siox1WeaWCIHRlLAhsG?si=Z3KJGGb_RvanDhPkfZDuog

Watch official video for “Calle HNE”: https://youtu.be/zgKTL3Y_NNQ?si=JMfVeUGmvorIdbHK

Watch official video for “Black Angels / Big Pictures”: https://youtu.be/Bqlk8TeyHtw?si=y9HykR4T969I-cap

Watch official video for “The Palmetto” ft. Orion: https://youtu.be/hPReR_6-MrQ?si=PLCZG5ItVRGwPM6i

In addition, the trio also provided an exclusive track for DJ Heron’s web-series House Of Heron where they did a blindfolded record pull, cooked up a beat and rhyme on the spot. This resulted in “Golden Tone.”

Listen to “Golden Tone”: https://youtu.be/EH_S9cP3Bds?si=QBK3zMNOUG_kcSWJ

More Info:

https://www.grupohne.com

https://www.instagram.com/grupo_hne

https://www.instagram.com/dj_heron

https://www.instagram.com/combinandomusic

https://www.instagram.com/djexes1

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Zahili Zamora Wins Two Global Music Awards and Brings Her Afro-Cuban Jazz Quartet to Regattabar

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16 minutes ago

November 2, 2026

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Zahili Zamora seated in a burgundy dress, her braided hair styled in a top bun

Zahili González Zamora. Photo by Robert Torres.

Afro Cuban jazz pianist Zahili Zamora brings her Afro Cuban Jazz Quartet to The Regattabar at The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, on Friday, November 6 at 7 pm, with special guest Yosvany Terry on saxophone. The quartet features Gerson Lazo Quiroga on bass and Zack O’Farrill on drums. Tickets are $35 and $25 plus fees and are on sale now.

Zamora returns this week from a week in Seoul, Korea, where she was performing and auditioning students for Berklee. She has won two Global Music Awards for her recent album Overcoming, taking Silver Medals for Latin Jazz and Afro Cuban music and for album art and graphics. She is also nominated for the Boston Music Awards 2026 Latin Artist of the Year, with winners announced at Big Night Live on Wednesday, December 16, and WBUR has saluted her as one of its 2026 Makers, its annual series highlighting creatives of color making an impact in the local arts scene. Earlier this year she also won the InterContinental Music Award 2026 for Best of Latin America for her composition “Negra.”

The run of dates continues overseas and back in New York. The Zahili Zamora Afro Cuban Jazz Trio, with Gerson Lazo Quiroga on bass and Julien Miltenberger on drums, plays Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London on Sunday, November 15, with shows at 2 pm and 8 pm. Zamora then plays duo sets with clarinetist Juan Fer Ruiz at So & So’s in New York on Saturday, November 28, Five Spot Jazz in New York on Sunday, November 29, Fat Swami’s Jazz Bar & Lounge in Guttenberg, New Jersey on Thursday, December 3, and The Delancey on Thursday, December 10.

About special guest Yosvany Terry, The New York Times has written that the Cuban saxophonist, percussionist and composer “has helped redefine Latin jazz as a complex new idiom.” Bassist Gerson Lazo Quiroga, a Chilean born Berklee Presidential Scholar, has performed at Carnegie Hall, SFJAZZ and the Montreal, Monterey, San Jose and Panama Jazz Festivals. Drummer Zack O’Farrill, son of pianist Arturo O’Farrill and grandson of composer Chico O’Farrill, performs regularly across the United States and the globe.