Yongolailan
Yongolailan is a Cuban multidisciplinary artist, DJ, producer, and live electronic performer based in New York City. Born and raised in Havana, his work blends Afro-diasporic rhythms, Afro-Cuban tradition, Latin jazz, house, ambient music, and contemporary electronic production into a distinctive language rooted in Afro-Caribbean futurism. His debut project, ๐๐ฎ๐รฑ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ, earned a Cubadisco Award in 2015 in the Electroacoustic Music category, establishing an artistic direction that continues through his 2024 album ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ and his expanding presence on the international festival circuit. After relocating to New York, he founded ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ in Brooklyn, an independent record label and creative platform connecting Caribbean heritage with contemporary global music, and has collaborated with artists including Arema Arega, Cimafunk, Reynier Aldana, and Yelfris Valdez. In 2026, he co-founded ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ with Alexis Mendoza, director of NYLAAT, bringing together music, poetry, performance, movement, and Latin American art on Governors Island. Across recordings, DJ sets, live electronic performances, festivals, and interdisciplinary collaborations, Yongolailan transforms the rhythms, memories, and spiritual resonances of the Afro-Caribbean world into a forward-looking electronic language.
Yongolailan is a Cuban multidisciplinary artist, DJ, producer, and live electronic performer based in New York City. Born and raised in Havana, his work blends Afro-diasporic rhythms, Afro-Cuban tradition, Latin jazz, house, ambient music, and contemporary electronic production into a distinctive language rooted in Afro-Caribbean futurism. His debut project, ๐๐ฎ๐รฑ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ, earned a Cubadisco Award in 2015 in the Electroacoustic Music category, establishing an artistic direction that continues through his 2024 album ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ and his expanding presence on the international festival circuit. After relocating to New York, he founded ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ in Brooklyn, an independent record label and creative platform connecting Caribbean heritage with contemporary global music, and has collaborated with artists including Arema Arega, Cimafunk, Reynier Aldana, and Yelfris Valdez. In 2026, he co-founded ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ with Alexis Mendoza, director of NYLAAT, bringing together music, poetry, performance, movement, and Latin American art on Governors Island. Across recordings, DJ sets, live electronic performances, festivals, and interdisciplinary collaborations, Yongolailan transforms the rhythms, memories, and spiritual resonances of the Afro-Caribbean world into a forward-looking electronic language.