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Martha Galarraga

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You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !Martha Galarraga, was born in Havana in 1969 within a tradition of Afro-Cuban religion music and dance. CONJUNTO FOLKLORICO NACIONAL : 1990-1998 Martha participated first as a dancer and then as the Conjunto Folklorico’s primer lead vocalist. She specialised in all Cuban traditional and popular forms of dance and music, within this time, Martha toured extensively to places such as The Far East including and The United States. EUROPE: 1990-2005 Martha has worked as lead vocalist in bands based in Germany such as Macumbache, in Holland such as Bayuba cante and Chango Dance. She toured and recorded with Omar Sosa, Grammy nominated pianist for over four years where she toured the world. Martha has also been an experienced Workshop leader in Afro-Cuban Song and Dance, having worked in TanzHouse in Dusseldorf, Germany, Amsterdam Holland, Marseille France and England with Daniela’s Wild Indigo Project : www.myspace.com/londonlucumichoir Martha formed her first group as band leader in Paris Galarumba in 2003.
Issue d'une famille d'artistes cubains, Martha Galarraga propose avec GALARUMBA, un pétillant cocktail mêlant folklore Yoruba, bossa, soul, jazz, funk, salsa et boléros. "Cubaine de naissance mais citoyenne du monde par obligation", Martha Galarraga originaire de Luyano, quartier populaire de la Havane, baigne dans la culture Yoruba depuis sa naissance. Elle sillonne le monde au rythme "Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba" dont elle est soliste, pendant huit ans. C’est en Europe, aux côtés d’Omar Sosa qu’elle rencontre le jazz, participe aux festivals de jazz du monde entier et chante même au Carnegie Hall. Sa formation, GALARUMBA mèle tous les styles musicaux qui ont marqués Martica : rumba, afro-jazz, soul, salsa, funk, bossa...
"Crinière de lionne, regard malicieux, sourire à fleur de peau, Martha Galarraga se fait bavarde dès qu’elle aborde le chapitre de la musique, quelques minutes avant d’entrer en scène. Comme si la perspective d’aller à la rencontre d’un public décuplait en elle une énergie trop longtemps contenue. Chant, danse, musique, Martha Galarraga sait à peu près tout faire. Une voix puissante, sûre d'elle, laissant toujours une fenêtre bien ouverte sur l'improvisation." Philippe Faner – L'Hebdo Marseille

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Member Since: 3/17/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/londonlucumichoir
Band Members:
Martha Galarraga, lead vocal - Simon Bolzinger, keyboards - Rubens Santana, basse, Gustavo Ovalles, percussions - Ulrich Edorh, batterie

Influences: DISCOGRAPHY : 2007 MADONKO - D'OUEST EN OUEST with Lydia Domancich 2003 LES CHANTS DE NOEL with Simon Bolzinger 2003 ONI ONI with Miguel Puntilla Rios 2002 SENTIR2002 with Omar Sosa Sentir was nominated for a Grammy and Latin Grammy in 2003 2002 EVIDENCE FROM EL CAYO with Felipe Cabrera 2002 CHANGO DANCE with Mark Lotz 2002 OROMILA with Bayuba Cante 2001 PRIETOS2002 with Omar Sosa 2001 CHEVA with Bayuba Cante 1997 AFREKETE with Javier Campos 1995 SANTERIA with OBA ILU 1990 DEL YORUBA AL SON with YORUBA ANDABO 1989 OLORUN with Lazaro Ross/br
Record Label: Unsigned

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