Mayra Andrade

Mayra Andrade
Mayra Andrade

Mayra Andrade performing at Central Park June, 2009
Background information
Born 1985
Havana, Cuba
Origin Cape Verde
Occupations Musician
Instruments Singing
Years active 2001–present
Website http://www.mayra-andrade.com/

Mayra Andrade (born 1985 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cape Verdean singer who lives and records in Paris, France.

Andrade was born in Cuba but grew up in Senegal, Angola, and Germany.[1] However, she spent around two months of the year[1] in the Cape Verdean island of Santiago.[2] The first song she remembers singing is "O Leãozinho" by the Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso, whom she has cited as a musical influence.[3] Andrade often performed as a teenager[3] and won the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie songwriting contest at 16,[4] beginning voice lessons in Paris at 17.[1] During this time, she also met the composer Orlando Pantera and began collaborating with him.[3] Andrade then began to perform in various Portuguese-speaking regions, including the Cape Verdean cities Mindelo and Praia as well as Lisbon.[4] She won the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (English: German Record Critics Award) in 2007. She also won the Newcomer award at the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2008.[2]

In 2011, she collaborated with Trio Mocotó on the track "Berimbau" for the Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album "Red Hot+Rio 2." The album is a follow-up to the 1996 "Red Hot + Rio." Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.

Contents

Discography

Albums

  • 2006 - Navega
  • 2009 - Storia, storia
  • 2010 - Studio 105

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mayra Andrade, voice of Cape Verde". The Sunday Times (News International). 2008-03-26. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3542054.ece. Retrieved 2008-04-11. 
  2. ^ a b Lusk, Jon. "Mayra Andrade". BBC Radio 3. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/a4wm2008/2008_mayra_andrade.shtml. Retrieved 2008-04-11. 
  3. ^ a b c Brown, Helen (2007-09-27). "Mayra Andrade: Beats on a collarbone". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/09/27/bmmayra127.xml. Retrieved 2008-04-11. 
  4. ^ a b Gutierrez, Evan C.. "Biography". allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p647254. Retrieved 2008-04-11. 

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