Ariel Cubria's songs contain a mixture of the music styles he has passed throughout his career, from jazz, pop and rock to bolero and the music of his country, Cuba. He began to interpret his songs in 1988, participating in festivals of young creators of Havana, his hometown. He soon developed his role as a guitarist, which allowed him to enrol in other projects, which he has continued doing parallel to his music. In 1998 he settled in Madrid and worked as a guitarist in recordings and tours with artists such as Gloria Gaynor, Marta Sanchez, Snowy White (Pink Floyd), Gema Corredera, Betty Missiego, Olga Guillot, Nuno Dacamara Pereira, Rita Irasema, Inma Serrano among others. With his band that plays "Smooth Latin Jazz", he travelled a significant part of the Spanish territory, sharing the stage with major artists. He has also performed in several cities around the world as New York, London, Roma, Buenos Aires, Lisbon, Oporto, Madrid, Barcelona, Nice, Ljubljana, Vienna, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Milan etc. In 2005 he worked as a guitarist in the musical "The Man of La Mancha" at the Calderon theatre in Madrid. That same year he composed the music for the play "Anna in the Tropics" (Pulitzer winner), for which he received a nomination for the Max awards.
In 2007 he moved to Buenos Aires, where he worked primarily as a session musician for various projects. He also recorded his first solo album, "LO QUE VALE DE TI", with unique collaborations such as the American pianist and composer Bob Telson (nominated for an Oscar for the music of the film Bagdad Café). In 2011 he settled in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he collaborated as a musician, arranger, composer and producer in projects as Stringsi, the project of the composer and violinist Vlado Batista, the legendary songwriter Vlado Kreslin, The Croatian salsa band Cubismo, the famous pop-folk band Modrijani, the singer and flute player Tinkara Kovač, the accordionist and composer Jure Tori, the pop singer Neisha, the legendary rock singer Peter Lovšin, among others. He has participated as a musician and arranger in different films such as the documentaries "Batana" and "Lipica" with The Slovenian National Radio and TV Orchestra and the film "Alejandra", based on the life of the Argentinian writer Alejandra Laurenchic.
Since August of 2016, he has been living in London, where he has composed the music for the short film "Ticked Off" (Alexandria Doyle), the music for the theatre play "Super Chefs (Betsy Picart, Maya Productions) and two songs for the film "Mister Mayfair" (Philippe Martinez, MRS Media) not yet released. He is also collaborating with different bands and artists such as Son Yambú, the pianist Sara McGuinness, Roberto Pla Latin Ensemble, Eli & La Evolution, Unnati Dasgupta, Adriana Blu, Nolita Golding, Alex Wilson, among others.
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Ariel Cubría mezcla en sus canciones algo de cada uno de los estilos musicales por los que ha transitado a lo largo de su carrera. Desde el jazz, el pop y el rock hasta el bolero y la música de su pais, Cuba.
Comenzó a interpretar sus temas en el año 1988 participando en festivales de jóvenes creadores de La Habana, su ciudad natal y muy pronto desarrolló también su faceta de guitarrísta que le permitió enrolarse en otros proyectos, algo que ha seguido haciendo paralelamente a su propia música.
En 1998 se establece en Madrid y colabora como guitarrista en grabaciones y giras con diversos artistas como: Gloria Gaynor, Marta Sanchez, Snowy White (Pink Floyd), Gema Corredera, Betty Missiego, Olga Guillot, Nuno Dacamara Pereira, Rita Irasema, Inma Serrano entre otros. Con su banda, con la que desarrolla un sonido “Smooth Jazz Latino“, recorre gran parte de la geografía española y comparte escenario con importantes artistas. Ha actuado en diversas ciudades alrededor del mundo como: NewYork, Londres, BuenosAires, lisboa, Oporto, Madrid, Barcelona, Niza, Ljubljana, Roma, Milan, Frankfurt, Viena, Hamburg etc... En el año 2005 participa como guitarrista en el musical El Hombre de La Mancha en el teatro Calderón de Madrid y compone la música de la obra teatral Ana en el Trópico (ganadora del Pulitzer), por la que recibe una nominación a los premios Max.
En 2007 se traslada a Buenos Aires, donde trabaja principalmente como músico de sesión en diferentes proyectos discográficos y graba su primer disco solísta “LO QUE VALE DE TI“ con colaboraciones especiales como la del pianista y compositor Bob Telson (nominado al Oscar por la música del filme Bagdad Café).
En el año 2011 se estableció en Ljubljana, Eslovenia, donde ha colaborado como músico, compositor, arreglísta y productor en proyectos de artistas como el violinista y compositor Vlado Batista & Stringsi, la flautísta y cantante Tinkara Kovač, el legendario cantautor Vlado Kreslin, la popular banda pop folk Modrijani, La banda de salsa croata Cubismo, el acordeonista y compositor Jure Tori, la cantante pop Neisha, el legendario rockero Peter Lovšin entre otros. Ha particpado como músico y arreglísta en diferentes proyectos audiovisuales como los documentales Batana y Lipica, con la orquesta de la Radio y TV de Eslovenia y la película Alejandra, un relato sobre la vida de la escritora argentino eslovena Alejandra Laurenchic. Desde agosto del 2016 reside en Londres, donde ha compuesto la música del corto Ticked Off y colabora con diferentes bandas y artistas de las escena musical londinense como, Son Yambú, Sara McGinnes, Eli & La Evolution, Nolita Golding, Unnati Dasgupta, Adriana Blu, Roberto Pla Latin Ensemble, Alex Wilson, entre otros.
