Composer, musician and singer. Born in Havana, Cuba, Javi Mendez started his career at 13 years of age when he was part of the quartet Locura Azul which interpreted songs from the legendary quartet Los Zafiros. Javi then joined other groups like Cuarzo and, later, Coral Latino which interpreted different music styles like salsa, merengue, pop, timba, etc. In 2006 he went on a 6-month tour to Turkey (Istambul, Ankara and Izmir) with Coral Latino. Once he returned to Cuba, he had the opportunity to join the band Charanga Forever, which shows required dynamic performances, which included singing and dancing choreographies. Currently in Montreal, Javi Mendez is writing and producing my own songs and videos.

In Montreal Javi Mendez y su Sandunga has performed in various festivals & private parties.

In 2016 Javi Mendez was signed with the award-winning music firm Big Noise who will be providing career and creative direction, artist development, project management, publicity, and music industry outreach. They have worked with Christina Aguilera, The Beach Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chicago, Katharine McPhee, Dionne Warwick, Tiffani Thiessen and many more.

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In 2016 Javi Mendez y su Sandunga won the prize Afropop Worldwide through the Syli D'Or Competition of Nuits d'Afrique. The prize consists in having an Artist portrait and interview broadcasted on all Afropop Worldwide network by Public Radio International (PRI) through more than 100 stations in the United States, Europe and Africa.

In 2016 Javi Mendez was advised that he was included in the official ballot for the 59th edition of the Annual Grammy Awards by The Recording Academy in the following categories: 

Best Pop Solo Performance - Javi Mendez - 'Rebeka La Quebeca' 
Best Pop Solo Performance - Javi Mendez - 'Reketemenea'.

Contact information: jmgsunproductions@gmail.com 
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/Javi-Mendez/538449162902735 
Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCxbPai9MXgbjhNHqDv5w2ng 
Twitter: JaviMendez_JMG 
Instagram: @javimendez2013

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