voc, 1913-2013 CU, Havana
Musician of Latin, Folk and World
A.k.a. Esther Borja Lima
Esther Borja Lima (5 December 1913 – 28 December 2013) was a Cuban soprano.Havana-born Esther Borja Lima was trained in solfége and music theory by Juan Elósegui, and in singing by Rubén Lepchutz. She graduated as a teacher in 1934, and began her career in 1935; that year she performed, with Ernesto Lecuona on piano, at the National Theatre (now the Gran Teatro de La Habana), and at the Auditorium Amadeo Roldán. The same year she sang the waltz Damisela encantadora in the operetta Lola Cruz by Lecuona. Her voice was described as a "beautiful mezzo-soprano with clear diction and a good feel for melody".
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Esther Borja | Esther Borja | 2018 | Album |
Rapsodia De Cuba Featuring Esther Borja | Esther Borja | 1984 | Album |
Interpreta A Ernesto Lecuona | Esther Borja | 1975 | Album |
Canta A Dos, Tres Y Cuatro Voces | Esther Borja | 1968 | Album |
Album De Cuba | Esther Borja | 1965 | Album |
En Alas De Cubana | Orquesta Siboney, Trio Matamoros, Generoso Jiménes "Tojo" Y Su Orquesta, Orquesta Cheo Belen Puig, Esther Borja, Los Llopis, Hermanas Marti, Orquesta Violines De Pego, Raúl Ferrero, Las Hermanas Lago | 1960 | Album |
Ayer Y Hoy | Esther Borja | 1957 | Album |
Esther Borja Canta Canciones Inolvidables De Ernestina Lecuona | Esther Borja | 1956 | Album |
Éxitos De Esther Borja | Esther Borja | Single | |
Cuba Corazon De Nuestra America / El Mambi | Esther Borja | Single |