The Yumatics
Yuma is Cuban slang for The United States. Yuma can also be a person from the U.S. or a Cuban-American. Yumatico is used to describe Americanized Cubans, locals that have a very American style. The Yumatics is a Cuban-American music collective who’s Americanized Cuban sound draws from a wide variety of influences that cross cultural, linguistic and musical boundaries. Songs are Cuban in form, all rhythms are Cuban, but elements of Americana inherently come to the surface. The recording, named 90 Miles To Yuma refering to the distance between the U.S. and Cuba, has a natural Spanglish feel to it, some songs are sung in Spanish while others are sung in English.