Zulema Hechavarria Blanco

Flutist , bandleader , composer , percussionist , vocalist and choreographe.

Born in Santiago de Cuba the 19 December 1973 , graduated in 1999 at the Instituto Superior
de Artes in Havana ( Cuba ) , and in 2000 she started to study at the Royal Conservatory in
Antwerp ( Belgium ) , where she got her Master Degree in Music as a flutist

Havana was the place where Zulema achieved her first musical successes.

She specializes in local folklore and traditional Afro-Cuban music
and it is still the source of inspiration for her.

In Belgium she has played with various bands and artists : Zap Mama , El Tattoo del Tigre ,
Helmut Lotti , Raymond Van Het Groenewoud . . .

Besides that she has also performed in various projects such as : Campina Reggae ,
Brassafrique , Descarga de Amberes , Mucho Gusto . . .

In 2010 she started her project : ZuleMax
In 2017 : Zulema's Mambo Queens
In 2018 : Tacones Altos