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Maria Rivas

voc, bvoc, US
Composer of Latin and Jazz

This Venezuelan composer is known as one of the most versatile voices in Latin America and now North America, Maria Rivas skillfully combines American and Latin Jazz rhythms with lively yet sentimental music from around the world. María’s unique sound is an intoxicating combination of classic American jazz and Latin music, with just the right splash of Brazilian accents, together with her signature mixture of indigenous, Caribbean, European, and African strains. She interprets her music in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.From slow and sensuous, to very lively with a strong beat, her audiences love alternately to dance to her music, or sit and listen while being both moved and energized. A significant number of her audience members have described her performances as “magical”-their word. Es una de las vocalistas y compositoras contemporáneas más relevantes de Venezuela. Nativa de Caracas, su versatilidad y movimiento musical sentó precedente de un nuevo sonido fusionando Las Tres Américas. Coloreando su música con los matices indígenas, europeos y africanos que conforman su estilo único al representar nueva era de la interpretación del Latín Jazz el World Music y Folk tropical. Desde 1.990, María ha grabado 10 discos, PRIMOGENITO de allí su primer éxito “El Motorizado”. Su segundo disco MANDUCO, realizado en 1.992 incluye el éxito que definitivamente cambió la carrera de María, el tema del mismo nombre “Manduco”, canción rítmica y contagiosa que fusiona el rico sabor de las costas latinoamericanas, manteniéndose este suceso en los diez primeros lugares del “Billboard” venezolano por casi dos años. En 1.994, María realiza su tercer disco MAPALÉ con la disquera internacional EMI, logrando un tercer éxito con la balada “Como lo Haces Tu” del autor venezolano Aldemaro Romero. De este tercer disco EMI de Londres, escogió dos temas de la autoría de Maria para ser incluidos en la colección de “World Music” de la serie HEMISPHERE fundada por Peter Gabriel y distribuido en más de 60 países en el mundo entero.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
Genres
  • Latin
  • Jazz
  • Pop
Popular Tracks   
El Manduco on Manduco by Maria Rivas
Venezuela on Venezuela ¡Es Mucho Más! by Various Artists
El Manduco on Café Negrito by Maria Rivas
Hablaré Catalán on Manduco by Maria Rivas
El Motorizado on Primogenito by Maria Rivas
Motivos on Motivos by Maria Rivas
Poco A Poco on Manduco by Maria Rivas
Alfonsina on Manduco by Maria Rivas
Woman del Callao on Venezuela ¡Es Mucho Más! by Various Artists
Hasta Cuando on Manduco by Maria Rivas

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Band Members
Discography

Title Artist Year Type
18 Grandes ÉxitosMaria Rivas2005Compil.
AquadorMaria Rivas2005Album
Grandes Estrellas Vol 2Carlos Baute y Maria Rivas1999Compil.
Café NegritoMaria Rivas1999Album
MuareMaria Rivas1998Album
MapaléMaria Rivas1994Album
El ManducoMaria Rivas1992Single
ManducoMaria Rivas1992Album
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