Anaya Music

Professional and Academic Experience

Anaya (given name, Tania Mara) was born in the 1950s on July 25, in São Paulo, Brazil. Even as a child she always said she would be a scholar, a musical artist, and a poet. And so it was that she always studied hard to reach her objectives. She studied piano and guitar, took classes at the Music Conservatory, and studied under several private teachers.

Today, Anaya has undergraduate degrees in Library Science, Dramatic Arts, System Analysis, and International Relations. She has a master’s degree from the University of Rio de Janeiro, a doctorate degree from Loughborough University of Technology in England, and a post doctorate degree in Information Systems from Syracuse University in the United States.

During her undergraduate studies, Anaya sang and played guitar on the radio and on TV, as well as at the Teatro da Paz in Belém, Pará.

Anaya has traveled the world with her guitar, performing not only in the universities where she studied, but also at nightclubs and international hotels.

Anaya currently dedicates herself to creating, producing and communicating her musical work. This includes 39 CDs, 5 musicals, a sound track for Luminence films, 4 videos, 1 songbook, and a DVD. She is a member of the Grammy Recording Academy and ASCAP (where she received two Awards), and her CDs are included in the AMG-AllMedia Guide in the United States, and are sold mostly on internet sites. Her distribution list reaches national and international scales.

In Brazil Anaya is among the best New Age music composers for meditation. She also composes Brazilian Popular Music - MPB.

Anaya has always been under an independent label. She became known because of the internet and has already been nominated as Top Selling CD artist on many sites. Some of the sites that include Anaya's biography and songs are [http://www.mp3.com/artist/anaya MP3.com] , [http://music.download.com/anaya/3600-8500_32-100217447.html?tag=MDL_listing_song_artist Cnet.com] , [http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/Anaya Last.fm] , [http://www.artistunderground.com/Pages/Profile/UserProfile.aspx?UserID=36558 Artist Underground] , [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-6310475-discography--Anaya Yahoo Music] and [http://www.mattgalligan.com/genre_New_Age/genre_New_Age/album_ANAYA_Overspace.html Matt Galligan] .

Musicography

Anaya’s relationship with music began when she was 8 years old. She is the niece of the famous maestro Meneleu Campos, and studied piano under maestro Waldemar Henriques, and Music Theory and Harmony under Wilma Graça. She has had several guitar teachers.

As an opera singer Anaya was closely supervised by maestro Hermelino Castelo Branco, besides having several teachers. She participated in many festivals, performed with Gonzaguinha and Ivan Lins, and is influenced by Tom Jobim and Schubert until today.

Anaya’s first CD, MAGIA, MPB style, was launched at the Palace Music (Tennis Academy) in the federal capital, at a beautiful concert where love and poetry met. Performing with her were Daniel Jr. (bass guitar), Batata (percussion), and Flavinho (guitar).

Anaya’s music is romantic, an expression of the feminine soul influenced by Bossa Nova. Today Anaya expressed a new sound to the world, singing about love and the light of Being.

The MAGIA concert included songs with strong instrumental emphasis and songs that are typically influenced by Bossa Nova. Other songs such as Magia, Aconchego, Sonho de Amor, and Amar Este Homen Assim reveal Anaya’s lyrical romanticism. There are other more rhythmic songs such as Molhada de Amor, Fonte, and Voz. The collection honors composers such as Gonzaguinha, Dorival Caymmi, Daniel Jr., Chico Buarque, and the Menescal and Bôscoli duo. All this was enveloped in a mysterious and spiritual light that surrounds Anaya, who is completely dedicated to musical art. Within Anaya’s trajectory as an artist we find pop Brazilian trance and ambient new age for relaxation and meditation. The CD Caminhos was the first in this style. After Caminhos Anaya produced several new age and melodic trance-pop style music on CD, VHS and CDRom.

Anaya’s contribution to the field of music has been her notable style, arrangements, and interpretation that usher the listeners into a state of profound relaxation.

Anaya is currently preparing a collection of clips to be launched in 2008-2009.

Background

In the 1980s she moved to the capital of Brazil, Brasília, and began focusing more on managerial and academic activities. During that period she was the director of the Applied Social Studies department at the University of Brasília (UnB).

Anaya dedicated over 30 years to academia and research as a university professor, an international conference speaker, and by developing executive management activities in Brazilian public and private sectors. In Brasília, she implemented a doctorate program and coordinated a post doctorate program, both in Information Systems. She was president of innumerable examination boards for masters and doctorate degree programs, as well as for civil service examinations and professor promotions. She also participated in faculty and career commissions, and served on boards at the university, in local government, and in trade and union associations related to computer science, such as Sucesu (Brazilian Association of Computer and Telecommunication Users) and Assespro (Association of Brazilian Companies for Technology, Software, and Internet). Anaya has published over 70 scientific articles and 10 books, published in Brazil and abroad.

Internationally, Anaya has worked as a specialist in international organizations such as the ILO, UNESCO, FAO, OLADE, FID, IFLA, and OAS, among others. She was also senior researcher for CAPES (FIPSE), CNPq (National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development), and the Ministry of Science and Technology in Brazil, where she also participated in scientific commissions. She was given scientific awards by the Fulbright Commission for her work as a researcher. Anaya has contributed greatly toward the advancement of research regarding leadership that uses an approach based on the theory of consciousness.

Spiritualist and Holistic Experience

Anaya has worked for years in healing arts using many types of therapies ranging from those related to the physical body to those related to the more subtle and spiritual aspects of Being.

Coming from a family that practiced Kardec Spiritism, Anaya first had contact with the more subtle energies of the Universe through her paternal grandmother, Izabel Romano. While still at a young age, she was introduced to Hinduism and Zen Buddhism, and Yoga, which she practices until today. Later on she dedicated herself to study and research the life and work of Krishnamurti, and to esoteric astrology. She studied tarot, I Ching, chromotherapy, aromatherapy, Shiatsu, Do-in, as well as martial arts, holotropic therapy and the Cabala. She deepened her studies to include alchemy psychology, Templar archeology, the Silva Mind Control Method, and cosmogenesis. She studied anthropogenesis, rays of light, arithmosophy, dowsing, applied kinesiology, Chinese medicine, and Feng Shui, besides delving into quantum physics.

Anaya completed the 3-year Creating Holistic Foundations program at the Holistic University at Unipaz in Brasília.

To enrich her experiences, Anaya made several pilgrimages to be with sages in her country and abroad. She has sat at the feet of the medium Chico Xavier, Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Edelarziu, Thomas Green Northon, professor Jobenil, Efigênia, medium Valentim, Amir Amiden, Trigueirinho, among other paranormal people. Anaya also visited historical temples to add depth to her spiritualist experiences.

As a Reiki master, Anaya has trained many therapists over the years, besides having years of experience seeing private clients.

Anaya acted as a consultant in harmonizing residential, business, and personal environments giving emphasis to the millennial art of Feng Shui. She has taught personal training in anti stress workshops and lectures.

Anaya has performed distance healing with her hands, metals, and crystals. She has participated in philosophical groups of thought, done speeches and offered collective therapy. She has developed studies regarding self-knowledge and broadening the conscious. Anaya loves the outdoors, meditating, and discovering the universe.

Discography

• 2007
  Anaya Music CD (Laman Theme) and Clip
  Self Music CD (13 complete movements)
  Space Songs Collection CD
• 2005
  Requiem CD
  Overpop CD (remastered)
• 2004
  Unplugged CD, USA
  Skies CD, USA
• 2003
  Relax II CD, Brazil/USA
  Collection 2003 CD, Brazil/USA
  Anaya CD, Brazil
  Song Book 2003, including CD, Brazil – Musimed School of Music
• 2002
  Pop Symphony, USA
  Relax CD, Brazil
  Lights CD, USA
  Prayer CD, USA

Books

"Affection" - Poetry book published in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil in the year of 1977. (Free Translation)

"My Shadow and Me" - Poetry book published in Brasília - Brazil, by the publisher Thesaurus, in the year of 1985. (Free Translation)

"Máyda" - Poetry book published in Brasília, by the publisher Meio Tom, in the year of 1990. (Free Translation)

"Flying Beening" - Poetry book published in Brasília, by the publisher Thesaurus, sponsor ship from Book Store Thot, in the year of 1996. (Free Translation)

"Reiki; spiritual energy of the Universe" - Book about the Reiki therapeutic method, published in Brasília, by the publisher Thesaurus, sponsor ship from Book Store Thot, in the year of 1996. (Free Translation)

"Life Paths" - Philosophic Book, published in Brasília, by the publisher Thesaurus, sponsor ship from Book Store Thot, in the year of 1996. (Free Translation)

References

News-paper
* Correio Braziliense:
** Title: In the Era of Digital Technology - Record Yourself Jun/07/1998. (Free Translation)
* Jornal do Pará:
** Title: Tania taught the Sextet Paul Winter Bossa Nova (50th Grammy Awards new age style 2008) -> Jazz seminary. (Free Translation)

Magazines
* Quality of Life (Publisher Digerati) Year - 1 Number - 1
** CD Guide - The Songs and the Artists. (Free Translation)

* Digital Audio e Video (Publisher Digerati) Year - 1 Number - 1
** CD Guide - Bands. (Free Translation)

* MP3 Magazine (.com.br) (publisher MID Produções) Year - 2 Number - 6
** Artists of the Month. (Free Translation)

* Lótus Guide
** When the Technology Relaxes and Heals (publisher Guia Lótus Jan/2001). (Free Translation)

* Audio, Music and Technology Year - 3 Number - 114
** Music to Sleep. (Free Translation)

* Music Express (http://www.musicexpress.com.br/noticiaPassada.asp?id=1006). (Free Translation)

Internet
* [http://www.mp3.com/artist/anaya MP3.com] .
* [http://music.download.com/anaya/3600-8500_32-100217447.html?tag=MDL_listing_song_artist Cnet.com ] .
* [http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/Anaya Last.fm] .
* [http://www.artistunderground.com/Pages/Profile/UserProfile.aspx?UserID=36558 Artist Underground] .
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-6310475-discography--Anaya Yahoo Music] .
* [http://www.mattgalligan.com/genre_New_Age/genre_New_Age/album_ANAYA_Overspace.html Matt Galligan] .

Presentations of Lyrical Singing
* Musimed Music School (Free Translation)
** A. Scarlatti - o Cessate di Piagarmi

* Opera Association of Brasília - Brazil (Free Translation)
** Saint Saenz - Dalila
** Mimi - La Bohème - Puccini
** Messiah - Handel

Others
* Performance on the musical "Tears of the Lover at the Sepulchre of the Beloved" (Author: Claudio Monteverdi). (Free Translation)

External links

* [http://www.anayamusic.net Oficial Website]
* [http://paginas.terra.com.br/arte/anayamusic Anaya at Terra]