Concha Buika
María Concepción Balboa Buika (born May 11, 1972 in Palma , Spain; mostly known under the stage name Concha Buika or Buika ) is a Spanish singer, composer and actress .
Life
Your family comes from Equatorial Guinea . She grew u. a. in close proximity to Gitanos ( gypsies ). Their music is a mixture of flamenco with soul , jazz and funk . She also sings copla andaluza .
As part of the Vienna Jazz Festival , she made a guest appearance at the Vienna State Opera in July 2014 .
Discography
- Mestizüo (in collaboration with Jacob Sureda, 2000)
- Buika (2005)
- Mi niña Lola (2006)
- Niña de fuego (2008)
- El último trago (in collaboration with Chucho Valdés , 2009)
- En mi piel (2011)
- La noche más larga (2013)
- Vivir sin miedo (2015)
Working together
- Fuerte (in collaboration with Nelly Furtado , 2009)
- Casi Uno (in collaboration with Anoushka Shankar , on their album Traveler , 2011)
- Africa Speaks (in collaboration with Carlos Santana , on his album of the same name, 2019)
Filmography (selection)
- Composer
- 2006: love at any price (Hors de prix)
- 2011: The skin I live in (La piel que habito)
- actress
- 2011: The skin I live in (La piel que habito)
Web links
Commons : Concha Buika - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Personal website
- Literature by and about Concha Buika in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Concha Buika in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Charisma, voice and poignant sighs , review by Andreas Felber in Der Standard from July 3, 2014, accessed October 23, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buika, Concha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buika, María Concepción Balboa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish singer, composer and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palma , Spain |