Eme Alfonso and Wampi Will Be Members of the Grammy Recording Academy

June 29, 2024

Cuban artists Eme Alfonso and Wampi were invited to be part of the Grammy Recording Academy.

The invitation offers them the possibility of having voting rights in the next edition of the Grammy Awards, to be held in 2025. The news was announced by the artists themselves on their social networks.

Singer Eme Alfonso shared the exclusive news on Instagram and expressed her happiness about the appointment.

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"I am happy to join this year the new members of Recording Academy along with other great creators and professionals in the art sector who bring the music industry to life in the world. I will do everything possible to contribute my grain of sand in support of my culture and artistic community, new music and new generations of artists," she wrote.

For his part, young Cuban artist Dasiel Mustelier Oruña, known as Wampi, celebrated being the first reggaeton artist to hold this position and wrote: "Thank you very much to the GRAMMYS academy for the invitation. It is a privilege to be a member of the American Grammys," expressed the 21-year-old reggaeton artist.

"Proud to be the first reggaeton artist to enter the @recordingacademy and represent my neighborhood, my country and my culture," he said, thanking Cimafunk for the nomination.

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Membership in the Recording Academy offers opportunities to advocate for artists' rights, support emerging talent and contribute to the organization's vital work in the music community.

This year, the Recording Academy invited more than 3,900 music professionals from diverse backgrounds, genres and disciplines.

According to a statement, the 2024 New Members Class is composed of 45% women, 57% people of African descent and 47% under 40 years old.

With the new additions, the Recording Academy aims to achieve its goal of incorporating 2,500 women as voting members for the 2025 Grammy edition.

Cuban singer and composer Eme Alfonso won the Composition Award at Ibermúsicas 2021, a program that promotes the presence and knowledge of the diversity of Ibero-American music.

Additionally, along with her brother X Alfonso and Síntesis, the group of her parents Carlos Alfonso and Ele Valdés, she won the 2022 Latin Grammy for Best Folkloric Album for her album Ancestros Sinfónico.

On the other hand, Wampi launched in 2023 his creations completely independently, with his brother, Daryel Mustelier, as his representative. His first performances were in Europe and one of his most listened to songs was "La diferencia," a song that quickly went viral on music platforms.