PRODUCER'S STATEMENT:  "Every step making our documentary is an intentional reparation on the global stage of romantic composers but also generationally for our family. We filmed in sixteen cities, five countries and interviewed twenty three descendants. We rescued, republished and recorded all of Lico Jiménez's music compositions that barely survived horrors of history, thanks to the vision of our documentary director, Isidro L. Betancourt Benítez, MA" -  Julie Carmen - actress, producer and great granddaughter.     

TESTIMONIALS: "I don't understand why his name never appeared among the names of other music greats",  Grammy winner, Chucho Valdés (piano), who wrote and recorded Evocación a Lico and Suite for Afro Cuban Lico Jiménez 

"Lico Jiménez is a phenomenon", Scott Hosfeld, violist and conductor 

THANK YOU for viewing our documentary sizzle reel  (film currently in production). 

Scores available through Dos Acordes    

BIOGRAPHY available through WeltTrends

You can now LISTEN and DOWNLOAD HOMMAGE and on all platforms CLICK HERE. We filmed the professional recording of Lico's CANCIONES and HOMMAGE piano solos at Estudio Mans in A Coruña, Spain. The album HOMMAGE debuted in Madrid on April 19, 2024 at SGAE.

WHAT’S NEXT:

• You can contribute to help us EDIT OUR FIRST ROUGH CUT
• You can contribute to help us ANIMATE FOUR ESSENTIAL SEGMENTS 
• You can SPONSOR our master artists when they perform Lico's music during the Berlin Film Festival in 2025 as part of our strategic impact campaign to build audience awareness of Lico. 

ALREADY COMPLETED:

• Interviewed 23 living descendants in 16 cities and 5 countries
• Filmed the recording of Lico’s album HOMMAGE in A Coruña, Spain. 
• Filmed the premiere of Lico’s symphony at Miami Dade Auditorium SOLD OUT 
• Filmed "El Asra" by Lico Jiménez at Malibu Coast Music Festival SOLD OUT
• Filmed interviews with stars Chucho Valdés and Tania Leon
• Retraced Lico’s family and music roots in Trinidad, Cienfuegos and Habana
• Retraced Lico’s studies and performances in France and Germany
• Insiders' Music & Art Cuba Tour in December 2024 with 34 guests SOLD OUT 

IMPACT CAMPAIGN GOALS:

• We will launch and promote LICO JIMÉNEZ ART SONG SALONS - Concerts, master classes and competition prep will include experts: Isidro Betancourt, Gabriel Urgell Reyes, Teresa Novoa, Jessica Sanchez. The goal is to popularize Lico’s ART SONGS - January 2025 PARTIALLY FUNDED
• We will PUBLISH the biography by Dr. Olavo Alèn and Dr. Gudrun Weber in English (currently only in German and Spanish) and distribute it to universities.
• We will continue distributing CLASSROOM PACKS of Lico’s music scores to orchestras and performing arts schools - PARTIALLY FUNDED by family foundation donations

THANK YOU to the 34 travelers who joined us for our INSIDER'S MUSIC, FILM and DANCE TOUR of Cuba and for the anniversary of Lico Jiménez's 173rd birthday party at Teatro Terry in Cienfuegos! 

Why now? Because new generations need to hear about heroes who thrived, against very discouraging odds.  Not only will you help us launch a long lost piece of Cuban / German music history, you'll help us place this unsung hero on the stage of music legends where Afro Cubans are too often erased.

inquiries contact: [email protected]

Deeply grateful, 

Julie Carmen, writer - producer - www.LicoJimenez.com