Gaby Moreno
Gaby Moreno (* 16th December 1981 in Guatemala City , Guatemala as Maria Gabriela Moreno Bonilla ) is a singer , songwriter and guitarist . Gaby Moreno sings her songs, which are influenced by blues , soul and jazz , in English and Spanish. In Latin America she became known to a larger audience in early 2012 through the song Fuiste tú , which Ricardo Arjona recorded with her in 2011. The video of the same name has been viewed more than 810 million times on YouTube (as of February 2020).
Life
childhood
From a young age, music played an important role in her life. She sang at family celebrations at the age of two, and since her mother discovered her talent at an early age, she began taking singing lessons at the age of five. Gaby Moreno later sang Disney songs at festivals and at the age of ten she appeared in the opening act for Ricky Martin .
At the age of 14, on a vacation trip to New York, Gaby Moreno heard a previously unknown style of music, the blues. Around the same time, her mother gave her her first guitar as a gift and she began to play songs by Jimi Hendrix on it. In the following years she came through the blues to other styles of music such as jazz, folk or R&B, which can also be found in her songs today in addition to the Latin American influences.
Career
In October 2000 Gaby Moreno moved to Los Angeles to deepen her music education , where she still lives today. She studied music at the Musician's Institute (MI) in Hollywood, where she also met some of her current band members. In 2006 she won the renowned John Lennon Song Writing Contest with the song Escondidos . In 2008 her debut album Still the Unknown appeared , which contains eight English and two Spanish-language titles. A year later, Gaby Moreno sang that of Charlie Chaplin composed song Smile in the documentary The Cove ( The Cove ), directed by Louie Psihoyos , in the category "Best Documentary" with a 2010 Oscar was awarded. In 2010 she and Vincent Jones received an Emmy nomination for composing the theme song for the NBC television series Parks and Recreation . Her composition Greenhorne Man has also been used on television shows such as Lincoln Heights , Ghost Whisperer and MTV's The Hills . A year later Gaby Moreno's second album, Illustrated Songs , was released, which was also released in June 2012 in several European countries, including Germany and Switzerland.
Gaby Moreno has given numerous concerts in North America and Europe in recent years. In August 2009 she was in support of Tracy Chapman's US tour , after which she went on tour with singer Ani DiFranco in North America. In Germany she was in the opening act for Nouvelle Vague in early 2011 . In addition, she went on several European tours with her band, especially concerts in Germany, France and the Netherlands were on the program.
On May 3, 2012, Gaby Moreno sang for the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International a . a. with Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Lang on Jay Leno's The Tonight Show . A few weeks later, on June 23, 2012, she performed at the Electric Burma concert in honor of Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi together with Bono , Damien Rice , Bob Geldof , Angélique Kidjo and others. a. on.
Her breakthrough in Latin America came in early 2012 with the duet Fuiste tú , with the singer Ricardo Arjona, also from Guatemala . Gaby Moreno then performed with him in numerous concerts in Latin America as part of his Metamorfosis World Tour . In May 2012 she signed a recording deal under the label Metarmorfosis. The first result of the collaboration is the CD Postales , which was released on September 4, 2012 as a purely Spanish-language album in Latin America and the USA.
On November 21, 2013, she received the Latin Grammy Award for best young artist (Mejor nuevo artista). The year 2014 was marked by a world tour on which Gaby Moreno accompanied Hugh Laurie & The Copper Bottom Band. At the end of the year, the album Posada was released , on which Gaby Moreno interprets well-known Christmas carols, mainly from Spanish-speaking countries. At the beginning of 2015 Gaby Moreno was a guest musician on two tracks on the album Edge Of The Sun by the group Calexico (band) .
Influences and style of music
Musically, Gaby Moreno is influenced by musicians such as Robert Johnson , Louis Armstrong , Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald . You can also find elements from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s in their songs. There are different styles on their albums. These range from soul, folk, blues, rock to bossa nova and tropical music to Latin American influences from their home country Guatemala. On her first two albums Still the Unknown and Illustrated Songs , the songs are sung partly in English and partly in Spanish. Gaby Moreno's style is reminiscent of singers like Norah Jones , Katie Melua or Rickie Lee Jones .
tape
Gaby Moreno is accompanied at many concerts by her band in the following line-up:
- Arthur Braitsch: electric guitar, ukulele, vocals
- Leslie Lowe: bass, vocals
- Sebastian Aymanns: drums, percussion, vocals
Discography
Singles
- 2009: Smile - Cover version of the song written by Charlie Chaplin for the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove ("The Bay")
- 2010: Quizas - cover version
- 2012: Ave Que Emigra
Albums
- 2009: Still the Unknown
- 2010: A Good Old Christmastime (EP)
- 2011: European publication of Still the Unknown
- 2011: Illustrated Songs
- 2012: European publication of Illustrated Songs
- 2012: Postales
- 2014: Posada
- 2016: Illusion
Awards & nominations
- 2007: John Lennon Songwriter Award for the song Escondidos
- 2010: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music for Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones for composing the theme song for the NBC television series Parks and Recreation .
- 2010: Los Angeles Women In Music Comet Award
- 2010: Favorite American Latino Indie Artist
- 2012: Nomination Latin Grammy Awards for "Record of the Year" for the song Fuiste tú with Ricardo Arjona
- 2012: Nomination Latin Grammy Awards for "Song of the Year" for the song Fuiste tú with Ricardo Arjona (songwriter)
- 2013: Latin Grammy Award as "Mejor Nueva Artista" (Newcomer of the Year)
Tours & performances (excerpt)
- 2009: US tour supporting Tracy Chapman
- 2009/2010: North America tour with Ani DiFranco
- September / October 2011: Joint tour with The Milk Carton Kids through the USA and Canada
- Spring 2012: Joint concert appearances in Latin America with Ricardo Arjona as part of his Metamorfosis World Tour
- June 2012: Appearance on The Tonight Show by Jay Leno for the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International, u. a. with Kris Kristofferson.
- May / June 2012: Concerts in Ireland ( Electric Burma in honor of Aung San Suu Kyi together with Bono , Damien Rice , Bob Geldof , Angélique Kidjo and others), Germany, France and London (with Van Dyke Parks )
- 2013: Tour with Ricardo Arjona ( Metamorfosis Tour )
- 2014: Tour with Hugh Laurie & The Copper Bottom Band
- Beginning of 2015: US tour with the Punch Brothers
- Autumn 2015: European tour with Calexico
- February 28/1. March 2015: Gaby Moreno & Friends concerts in Guatemala City, a. a. with Oscar Isaac and Natalia Lafourcade .
- Regular tours in Europe, most recently in spring 2015, u. a. in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- 1st - 3rd July 2016: Appearance at the songwriter festival Songs on a summer evening with three songs on the CD
- In October 2017 a tour through Germany with the special guest Dannielle DeAndrea
- In November 2017 through Spain
Worth mentioning
- With the title of the album Illustrated Songs , Gaby Moreno alludes to the 1920s and 1930s. Back then, film reels were not very long and therefore had to be changed often. So that the audience didn't get bored, small slide shows were shown with musical accompaniment. This type of performance was called "Illustrated Songs".
- The current text of the Guatemalan national anthem comes from José María Bonilla Ruano, Gaby Moreno's grandfather
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Gaby Moreno. Facebook page (English / Spanish)
- Gaby Moreno. Tumblr Page
- Gaby Moreno, Twitter page (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ vipguatemala.com
- ↑ f-cat.de ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2006b/soty.php
- ↑ es-es.facebook.com
- ↑ billboard.biz
- ↑ s21.com.gt
- ↑ latingrammy.com
- ↑ gaby-moreno.com ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moreno, Gaby |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Guatemalan singer, songwriter and guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guatemala City |