A cup of coffee with Alicia: Kelvis Ochoa, the extraordinary musician who composes while cooking

Strong and sugar-free: that’s how Kelvis Ochoa likes his coffee. Cheerful and generous, as always, he opened the doors to his home, his memories and his dreams.

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A cup of coffee with Alicia

Kelvis―one of the most established musicians on the current Cuban scene―told us about his passions: music, family, friendship, cooking and life. Music, he affirms, is the engine “that drives me every day to get up and take a little step higher in all aspects: in love, work, as a father, as a citizen.”

He also told us―between one cup of coffee and another―about the projects he’s working on today: an album with Haydée Milanés; the production of songs for Isla Ochoa, his daughter; songs for Lester Hamlet’s soap opera; and the setting up of an intimate corner, “without cards and without scripts” to share “songs, music and signature cuisine.”

Don’t miss this coffee; it was strong and delicious.