Maria del Mar Bonet
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Maria del Mar Bonet i Verdaguer (b.1947)is a Spanish singer from the island of Mallorca. She is a well-known performer, one of the most popular from the Mediterranean region. She studied ceramics in the school of arts, but eventually she decided to dedicate herself to song. She arrived to Barcelona in 1967, where she started to sing with the group Els Setze Jutges, from that moment on she has already published many albums of folk music in Catalan, in spite of the prohibitions during Francisco Franco's dictatorship. Besides she has performed throughout Spain as well as in the former USSR, Tunisia, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Brazil, Sweden, Switzerland, Venezuela, Mexico, and USA.
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[edit] Recording career
In 1981, Bonet recorded with Jardí Tancat in Paris, along with accompaniment by Jacques Denjean and noted Breton harpist Alan Stivell. She has worked with the Ensemble of Music Traditionelle di Tunis and the Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento. She has earned the French Charles Cross Academy Prize and the Catalan Cross of San Jordi and the National Prize awarded by the Catalan government.In 1984 the French Government gave her the Charles Cross Academy Award for the best foreign record released in France. That same year she was awarded the Cross of Saint George, the highest distinction of the Generalitat de Catalunya (the Catalan Government). In 1985, as a result of her interest and research into North African music, she recorded “Anells d’aigua” (Rings of Water) with the Ensemble de Musique Traditionelle of Tunisia, and then toured with this group throughout France and Spain. 1998 was the year of the concerts abroad and collaborations with other well-known Spanish artists as Amancio Prada, Loquillo, Jordi Sabatés and Rosa Vergés. María del Mar Bonet put a lot of effort in her participation on the Jackson Browne tribute album, “Sing my songs.” She revealed the artistic excellence she has achieved over time. An outstanding piece of work that emphasizes her two most precious gifts: supreme vocal performance and beautiful melodies. It was recorded live in July 2001 in the heart of the Gothic district of Barcelona both as a celebration of her career and as a musical reinvention of herself. The album won the 2002 Spanish World Music Awards.
[edit] Discography
- Maria del Mar Bonet (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1969 2
- Maria del Mar Bonet (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1971
- Maria del Mar Bonet (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1974
- A l'Olympia (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1975
- Cançons de festa (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1976
- Alenar (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1977
- Saba de terrer (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1979
- Quico-Maria del Mar (Maria del Mar Bonet + Francesc Pi de la Serra) 1979
- Sempre (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1981
- L'àguila negra (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1981
- Jardí tancat (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1981
- Breviari d'amor (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1982
- Cançons de la nostra mediterrània (Maria del Mar Bonet + Al Tall) 1982
- Anells d'aigua (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1985
- Gavines i dragons (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1987
- Ben a prop (Maria del Mar Bonet + Manel Camp) 1989
- Bon viatge faci la cadernera (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1990
- Coreografies (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1990
- El·las (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1993
- Salmaia (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1995
- Primeres cançons (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1997
- El cor del temps (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1997
- Cavall de foc (Maria del Mar Bonet) 1999
- Raixa (Maria del Mar Bonet) 2001
- Cants d'Abelone (Maria del Mar Bonet + Rafael Subirachs) 2001
- Collita pròpia (Maria del Mar Bonet) 2003
- Amic, amat (Maria del Mar Bonet) 2004
In 1984 the French Government gave her the Charles Cross Academy Award for the best foreign record released in France. That same year she was awarded the Cross of Saint George, the highest distinction of the Generalitat de Catalunya (the Catalan Government). In 1985, as a result of her interest and research into North African music, she recorded “Anells d’aigua” (Rings of Water) with the Ensemble de Musique Traditionelle of Tunisia, and then toured with this group throughout France and Spain. 1998 was the year of the concerts abroad and collaborations with other well-known Spanish artists as Amancio Prada, Loquillo, Jordi Sabatés and Rosa Vergés. María del Mar Bonet put a lot of effort in her participation on the Jackson Browne tribute album, “Sing my songs.” She revealed the artistic excellence she has achieved over time. An outstanding piece of work that emphasizes her two most precious gifts: supreme vocal performance and beautiful melodies. It was recorded live in July 2001 in the heart of the Gothic district of Barcelona both as a celebration of her career and as a musical reinvention of herself. The album won the 2002 Spanish World Music Awards.
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