Yomil y el Dany is a Cuban duo from the urban genre. The group was founded on August 15, 2015, and quickly captivated thousands of followers in Cuba and abroad.
It is composed of Roberto Hidalgo Puentes (Yomil), born in Havana on October 9, 1991, and Daniel Muñoz (el Dany), also from Havana, born on January 6, 1989, and who unexpectedly passed away on July 18, 2020.
When this duo started in 2015, Yomil was working as a mechanic and El Dany was a medical student. In 2009, they had formed a group called DpuntoD, but despite achieving moderate success in nightclubs in Havana and on social media, that project did not last and they parted ways in 2011.
They reunited in 2015, this time adopting lyrics and a sound that were more direct, more conversational, and much more infectious among fans of reggaeton and trap.
They set themselves apart from the competition among Cuban groups with a more aggressive strategy, in the style of American reggaeton and rap, known as traptón, refining it until they became the pioneers of the genre on the island.
This sound that characterized them is composed of hip hop, rap, and trap, and also incorporates elements of traditional Cuban music into the foundation of reggaeton.
The first single by Yomil y el Dany was called Tengo and it was a remix of Truffle Butter, a track by Nicki Minaj. The duo's debut album was Doping, also released in 2015, which gained popularity with two tracks, Rikaperry and Estamos pa to’.
In 2016, they released their second album, Sobredosis, which reached the top positions among Latin albums that summer.
A year later, they were already positioned among the leading groups in the genre and were nominated for the Billboard Latin Music Award, alongside renowned Cuban artists such as Osmani García, Pitbull, and Gente de Zona.
Yomil and el Dany recorded six albums between 2015 and 2017. Their hits were shared through the "paquete," a collection of audiovisual content that is traded in Cuba's underground scene and on social media. In this way, they achieved extraordinary success without the support of Cuban cultural institutions.
In 2018, the video for the song You Owe Me Something changed that hostile landscape, and their music began to be heard in Cuban media. The duo gained support to perform even internationally.
Yomil y el Dany were a prolific duo from every standpoint, especially in terms of their record production. Their albums have had a significant influence on urban music.
On July 18, 2020, the death of El Dany shocked Cubans both on the island and abroad. Daniel Muñoz passed away in Havana due to an acute cardiovascular condition. Yomil continues his career as a solo artist.
Discography of Yomil and el Dany
- Doping (2015)
- Extreme Doping (2015)
- Overdose (2016)
- We Deserve a Grammy (MUG) (2016)
- Ambidextrous (2017)
- Dopados de la mente (2017)
- Solid (2018)
- The champions (2020)
