Erika Büsch Guadalupe (born 22 October 1974) is a

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an popular music composer, guitarist, and singer.

Biography

Artistic field

Büsch's first artistic studies took place at the National Dance School, where she took classes in the history of dance, body expression, music reading, choreography, traditional popular culture, introduction to social sciences, and history of culture. Later she began guitar studies with the concertists , Eduardo Yur, and Cristina Zárate. After joining the Uruguayan Popular Music Workshop (TUMP), she studied with Ney Peraza, and Guilherme de Alencar Pinto. Büsch continued her studies at the , where she specialized in guitar and choral conducting. She also studied harmony with the composer . Subsequently, she worked on the creation of the music group workshop for children "Tucanción", and the children's animation group "Tungaitá".

''Tocando el tiempo''

In 2002, Büsch independently released her first adult album, entitled ''Tocando el tiempo''. This album, that contains 14 original songs by the artist, is framed in an experimentation stage, with songs that have rhythmic bases as dissimilar as pop,

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Por el gusto de cantar

In 2004 and 2005, Büsch performed a series of shows with

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entitled "Por el gusto de cantar" (for the love of singing), during which they performed at the Zitarrosa Hall in Montevideo and made a tour of the interior of

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. The repertoire of the shows, in addition to including themes of both artists, incorporated works by different Latin American authors such as

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. In 2006, she traveled to Chile to represent Uruguay at the 47th Viña del Mar International Song Festival, where she participated in the folkloric competition. In that category she performed her song "Sinfonía Nocturna". Together again with Numa Moraes, in 2008 she started a tour of Canada that led her to give performances, talks, and workshops in cities such as

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. In addition to Numa Moraes, Büsch has shared stages with important Uruguayan artists such as , ,

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, and the duo Larbanois – Carrero, as well as groups from other countries, such as

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Discography

For children

* ''Aserrín aserrán, las canciones de la abuela'' * ''tuhermanaeZ'' * ''Rondas infantiles''

For adults

* ''Tocando el tiempo'' (Ediciones T.G.B. 2002) * ''Por el gusto de cantar'' (together with

. Montevideo Music Group 3394-2. 2005)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Busch, Erika 1974 births 20th-century composers 21st-century Uruguayan women singers 21st-century composers 20th-century Uruguayan women singers Living people Singers from Montevideo Uruguayan composers Uruguayan guitarists Uruguayan women composers Uruguayan women guitarists Uruguayan people of German descent 21st-century guitarists 20th-century women composers 21st-century women composers 21st-century women guitarists