EDKUB, founded in 2018 by Swiss composer, producer and bass player Fred Sumi,
bridges Cuban and electronic music, with a jazz spirit. It is the fruit of a friendship and collaboration with famous Cuban musicians during several recording sessions in Havana.
Since his first visit to Cuba in 1995, Fred Sumi has been passionate about Cuban music. EDKUB arose from his love for Cuban grooves, which he produces with warm electronic sounds, using his keyboards and bass. Together, they create a unique fusion, rooted in Cuban heritage while embracing the electronic sounds of today, blending electronic textures, organic instruments, vocals and improvisation.
The band is made up of brothers Yassell and Raysel Sotomayor, whose vocals carry distinct Afro-Cuban accents, and Marbis Manzanet, with her deep, intense voice. Maykel Garcia Gonzalez (piano, keyboards) current pianist of the legendary Cuban band Los Van Van, Duniesky Barreto (congas), Eduardo Bringuez Ayarde (trumpet), all three former members of the famous Cuban band Pupy y Los que Son Son, and Roicel Riveron (drums and timbal) former member of the famous Cuban band Manolito y su Trabuco.
Following YAYA (2022) and COLOR DE ROSAS (2025), EDKUB returns with ECLIPSE DEL TIEMPO, the project’s third album, scheduled for release in March 2027. In this new album, EDKUB expands on its fusion of Cuban rhythms and electronic textures through various Cuban styles, such as rumba-jazz, timba and changüi, as well as through more urban and contemporary forms.
Since the beginning of EDKUB, Jack El Calvo, famous Cuban music DJ based in Paris, has been supporting the project. He selected the first single KEY JAM as the generic of his mixes on social networks during the confinement in 2020,
