Celia Mara
Celia Mara ( Célia Mara ; * 1963 in Pedra Azul , Minas Gerais ) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter . She was born in Pedra Azul in 1963 and has lived in Europe since the 1990s, mainly in Vienna and partly in Salvador da Bahia .
Musically and politically, it can be assigned to the mestizo music movement , stylistically strongly influenced by Brazilian music , here v. a. the MPB , assigned to the superordinate genre of world music. She is, together with Silvia Jura and Susi Rogenhofer, co-founder of the movement femous: platform for famous female culture .
On March 8, 2011, she was granted dual citizenship in the interests of the Republic of Austria.
Prizes and awards
- 1999: Best World Music Artist Austria, Concerto Poll
- 2003: Herta Pammer Prize of the Catholic Women's Movement in Austria
- 2006: Copa da Cultura, export award from the Brazilian Ministry of Culture
Discography
- 1997: Hot Couture Do Samba (Art Libre)
- 1999: Necessario (Art Libre / Turnaround)
- 2005: Bastardista (Globalista / Soulfood Music)
- 2008: Santa Rebeldia (Globalista / Indigo / Hoanzl)
Web links
- Website Celia Mara
- Celia Mara at funkhauseuropa.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mara, Celia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian singer-songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pedra Azul , Minas Gerais , Brazil |