Alex Sandunga
Alex Sandunga (born November 26, 1976 in Havana, Cuba) is a rapper, actor and producer, who is known for his eclectic musical career which is always in experimentation and movement. He is currently living in Helsinki, Finland. In 1997 he founded Alto Voltage NAE, an electric and alive rap group that was known by its strong opinions. He became a member of the Association Hermanos Saíz, which supports young artists, i.e. musicians and songwriters. In the association, he became an activist of a hip hop movement and used rather daring lyrics while describing issues such as oppression, racism issues and agony of the people of Cuba.
Co-operation and touring
While touring around Cuba with Alto Voltaje NAE and performing on television as well, Sandunga got connected with more people in the music industry. In 2004 the band made a three month tour in Finland, which also became the country he settled in in 2005.
During the past years Sandunga, apart from his own music, has been working in co-operation with various kind of artists, such as a Finnish female rapper Mariska. He has visited many festivals (Habana-Hip Hop, Cubadisco, Raumanmeren Juhannus, Koneisto Koneisto, Pori Jazz, Faces Festival, Maailma kylässä, Kontufest, Urb Festival, Sound Dance, Poesía y Rap) in Cuba, Finland, Estonia and Spain (Canary Islands) and shared stages with artists like [Def], The Roots and Tony Touch. Sandunga is currently promoting his new single Quiero Quiero (2011).
Discography
Singles
Other albums
References
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