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« Stória, stória … »
New album
Out now ! | Recorded in France (Paris), Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) and Cuba, produced by the Brazilian maestro Alê Siqueira, “Stória, stória …” is a gem of an album, firmly rooted in the rhythms of Cape Verde (morna, coladeira, bandeira…) as well as generously taking in elements of Brazilian, Cuban and jazz music.
The repertoire features 3 original tracks written and composed by Mayra, the record’s other tracks have been written by today’s best Cape Verdean composers.
From upbeat and lively songs with brilliantly arranged for horns (‘Tchapu Na Bandera’, ‘Badiu Si’) to the most romantic and lush ballad, ‘Morena Menina Linda’, with the strings arranged by maestro Jaques Morelenbaum, the album showcases Mayra as an incredibly versatile / creative / profund and sensitive singer and it provides a richness sofar unheard of in Cape Verdean music.
But most striking of all, it is Mayra Andrade herself, who shines as an amazing singer.
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Presentation tour of Stória, stória
After performing in New York at the “La Fête de la Musique”, Mayra Andrade is now on tour presenting her new album, ‘Stória, stória’, visiting different European cities as well as a special stop in Cape Verde. Accompanied by her band, Mayra will delight audiences with tracks from her latest release that was produced by Alê Siquiera and recorded in different cities as Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and Havana. Confirmed concerts: Oloron-Sainte-Marie (30th June), in Germany- Ludwigsburg (2nd July), Salzau (3rd July), Spain in the Jazz Festival de Canarias (7th and 8th July), Darmstadt (16th July), Kassel (18th July) and Karlsruhe (19th July); Poitiers, France (31st July), Reunión Island (7th August), Tavira-Portugal (12th August), September in Cape Verde (Sao Vicente 10th, Boa Vista 11th, Santa Maria 12th, Assomada 15th and Praia-16th) and ending at the emblematic La Cigale, in Paris on October 2nd, L’Auditori in Barcelona (3rd October) and back to Rouen, France (8th October).
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Mayra Andrade this summer
The New York Central Park Summer Stage Festival this year invited the global Francophone community to celebrate chanson française with a line up that represented the diversity of French contemporary music. The evening opened with Mayra Andrade presenting a repertoire that fused different styles — the Cape Verdian rhythms of placid morna, the peppier coladeira and funana — with Brazilian music, jazz and hints of African styles which she sang mostly in Cape Verdian Creole. The audience were also delighted with songs in sung in French, like the track Carrousel from her new album.
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“Stória Stória” new album
After the huge success with her first CD “Navega” (Sony) in 2006, Mayra Andrade releases her new album Stória, Stória. Between shows, she found some time to stay at the studio to record 13 songs full of soul and sensibility. For this new project she worked hand to hand with artists from all musical backgrounds. Each of these great musicians enriches her panorama and colours her soundtrack, they understand her world and soul: the Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca, Portuguese accordionist Celina da Piedade or the Brazilian arranger Jacques Morelenbaum. For this new project, Mayra wanted rhythm and percussions to play an important role, and she has managed to achieve a natural sound that at the same time is still very classy. Following the project from beginning to end, Mayra Andrade joined forces with the perfect man for the job, producer Alê Siqueira, who has attracted considerable attention by putting his stamp on, or rather creating a certain sound for, recent Brazilian pop gems by Marisa Monte, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé and Arnaldo Antunes. Between the lines of “Stória, stória...,” Mayra Andrade tells many stories – about day to day life, life in general, and love.
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Stória, stória enter on charts at #22 in one week
The new album Stória, stória by Mayra Andrade has entered in less than ten days on Top 30 in Portugal and it has been listed for 6 weeks. Its last appearance was on week 29/2009. It peaked on number 3, where it stayed for 1 week.
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« Navega » has reached Gold Record status in Portugal
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DISCOVER MAYRA ANDRADE IN AN EXCLUSIVE VIDEO WITH INTERVIEW AND LIVE CONCERT CLIPS ! [ video ]
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"Navega", Mayra Andrade's debut album, has just won the prestigious
« German Records Critics' Award » (" Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik ")!
The jury is composed of 114 musical journalists.
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Check the forthcomming live dates in the Agenda section.
Info & bookings : www.infoconcert.com
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Mayra Andrade Nominated for the Museke Online Africa Music Awards
Mayra Andrade has been nominated for Best Contemporary African Song for the album Stória, Stória at the Museke Online Africa Music Awards. This online fan voting can be achieved at Noama's Awards website at www.noamas.com or Mayra's Facebook. Please give her your vote.
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STÓRIA, STÓRIA RELEASED IN BRAZIL
Mayra Andrade's Stória, stória was released February 18th in Brazil by Sony Music. Simultaneously Brazil's TV Cultura broadcast the same day a Mayra Andrade interview on their popular tv show Metrópolis.
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Mayra Andrade « Stória, stória …» New album Out now !
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Mayra Andrade « Stória, stória …» New album Out now !
Recorded in France (Paris), Brasil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) and Cuba, produced by Brasilian master Alê Siqueira, “Stória, stória …” is a gem of an album both firmly rooted in the various musical styles and rhythms of Cape Verde (morna, coladeira, bandeira…) and generously taking in elements of Brasilian, Cuban and jazz music.
The repertoire features 3 original tracks written and composed by Mayra. Most of the other songs are originals provided for by today’s best Cape-Verdean composers.
From upbeat and lively songs brilliantly arranged for horns (‘Tchapu Na Bandera’, ‘Badiu Si’) to the most romantic and lush ballad, ‘Morena Menina Linda’, arranged for strings by maestro Jaques Morelenbaum which showcases her as an incredibly dense and sensitive interpreter, the album provides a richness sofar unheard of in the cape verdean music world.
But most striking of all, it is Mayra Andrade herself which shines as a most amazing singer.
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