[1][4][5] At the end of her studies, Cañizares started the band Ochumare, or "rainbow" in Yoruba,[2] with David Brito (double bass) and Cyril Regamey (drums and percussions).

[7] In 2018 Cañizares and the Cuban pianist Omar Sosa released the album “Aguas”, featuring Inor Sotolongo as percussionist.

Recorded in New Orleans, the album features the participation of several guests including Christian Scott (trumpet), Michael League (double bass), Bill Laurance (piano), Bobby Sparks (organ) and Justin Stanton (keyboards).

Yilian has collaborated with artists like Chucho Valdés, Ibrahim Maalouf, Diego El Cigala, Youn Sun Nah, Omar Sosa, Dhafer Youssef, Richard Bona, Roberto Fonseca and El Comité.

[3][4][10] The French magazine Les Inrockuptibles describes her style as a jazz instrumentation mixed with Yoruba ritual percussion.