Mayra Andrade
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Mayra Andrade (born February 13, 1985 in Havana , Cuba ) is a Cape Verdean singer.
Life
Born in Cuba to Cape Verdean parents, she moved to Cape Verde, then Senegal , Angola , Germany and finally Paris , France . On her debut album Navega, which won the German Record Critics' Prize in 2007 , she sings mainly in Cape Verdean Creole . Their music converts between Latin and jazz, she combines this Brazilian influences (Tunuka) with Flamenco (Lapidu na bo) intercepts with songs like Dispidida and Navega also the characteristic melancholy of traditional Cape Verdean music, which often with the Portuguese Fado is compared . In addition to Cesária Évora , Sara Tavares and Lura , Mayra Andrade is now one of the most famous singers of the small archipelago and former colony of Portugal . At the age of 16, she won the gold medal for best singer at the Jeux de la Francophonie, an international competition in Canada in 2001 . In 2005 she recorded a duet with Charles Aznavour .
Mayra Andrade at the World Music Festival Horizonte 2014
Mayra Andrade with band at the World Music Festival Horizonte 2014
In 2008, Mayra Andrade received the BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music in the Newcomer category for her album Navega and the Cubadisco International Award from the Cuban music industry .
In 2010 she made her debut as an actress in the short film Das Rauschen des Meeres directed by Ana R. Fernandes.
Mayra Andrade also recorded several times in Brazil, some parts of her albums Stória, stória ... (2009) and Lovely Difficult (2013). Especially since the album Manga (2018/2019) and collaborations such as the duet with the Brazilian rapper Tulio Dek 2018, her fame has increased in Brazil.
Discography
- 2007: Navega
- 2009: Stória, stória ...
- 2010: Studio 105
- 2013: Lovely Difficult
- 2019: Manga
Filmography
- 2009: The sound of the sea
Web links
- official website (Portuguese, English, French)
- Mayra Andrade on BBC Radio 3 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart sources: Portugal - France
- ↑ Mayra Andrade in the BBC Music database
- ↑ Mayra Andrade - Afeto , official video clip of the single from the Manga album on YouTube with over 1.7 million views and a large number of Brazilian comments, accessed on May 25, 2019
- ↑ Tulio Dek feat. Mayra Andrade - Nós dois , video on YouTube, accessed May 25, 2019
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SURNAME | Andrade, Mayra |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cape Verdean singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Havana |