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Welcome to Dafnison Music

 

Dafnison Music is an independent record label / publishing company, founded in 2008. We appreciate your interest and support. 

 

 

DAFNIS PRIETO ON TOUR!

Dafnis Prieto is currently touring his celebrated Sí o Sí Quartet, in addition to his Sextet, Big Band, and Cantar project with vocalist Luciana Souza.

Dafnis Prieto Sí o Sí Quartet

Dafnis Prieto Sextet

Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Dafnis Prieto ft. Luciana Souza ‘Cantar’

 

 

DAFNIS PRIETO DIGITAL BOOKS!

Dafnis Prieto’s books are now available as digital books, including A World of Rhythmic Possibilities (in English, Spanish, and Chinese) and Rhythmic Synchronicity (in English and Spanish)!

 

 

STREAM MASTER CLASSES
WITH DAFNIS PRIETO

From December 2020 to May 2021, Dafnis Prieto was pleased to offer a series of live master classes and private lessons on Zoom. All master classes are available to stream!

MASTER CLASSES
Dafnis led intimate 2-hour master classes covering a range of topics, including the content of his books, A World of Rhythmic Possibilities and Rhythmic Synchronicity; playing drum parts from his albums; and rhythms that are personally significant to him.

 

 

DOWNLOAD FREE MONTUNO TRACKS!

Download these free piano montuno tracks (played by Dafnis!), for you to play on top of, as Dafnis does! One track with click, one track without. The clave pattern on this montuno is a 2-3 clave. Enjoy it!

 

DAFNIS PRIETO
REGRESAR: BACK IN CUBA

 

In January 2019, drummer, composer, and educator Dafnis Prieto returned to his native Cuba to perform his music on the island for the first time in 20 years.

Emmy-nominated filmmaker Saleem Reshamwala (KidEthnic) joined to document this historic and emotional moment for the short film, Regresar: Back in Cuba.

 

 
That’s the magic of Prieto: He has the ability to offer compositions and arrangements that are distinctly him, but he craftily leaves room for pedal-to-the-metal improvisation from a truly great band.
— DownBeat
 

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