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Katia Cardenal (born June 19, 1963, in Managua, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan singer, songwriter, and part of the
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Katia Cardenal (born June 19, 1963, in Managua, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan singer, songwriter, and part of the nueva trova
Nueva Trova (, "new trova") is a movement in Cuban music that emerged around 1967/68 after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, and the consequent political and social changes.
Nueva Trova has its roots in the traditional trova, but differs from it beca ...
movement. Katia and her brother Salvador Cardenal formed Duo Guardabarranco, one of the leading proponents of nueva trova, known for the songs "Guerrero del amor", "Guardabosques", "Casa Abierta". and "Colibri".
Biography
Katia Cardenal was born in Nicaragua in 1963. She became a fan of popular music at an early age, singing in the chorus at El Colegio Teresiano chorus inManagua
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. She began to perform in public with her brother Salvador when they were 16. They called themselves the Duo Guardabarranco after the national bird of Nicaragua. She was not only recognized by people in her country but also internationally by the supporters of Movimiento de la Nueva Canción
Nueva canción (European , ; 'new song') is a left-wing social movement and musical genre in Latin America and the Iberian peninsula, characterized by folk-inspired styles and socially committed lyrics. ''Nueva canción'' is widely recognized to ...
Latinoamericana. With a few years of experience she began to tour the Americas and Europe.
In 1984 she graduated as a musical educator from the Escuela de Música de Managua in 1984. From 1984–94 she worked in schools as a flute and solfa teacher. She has worked with musicians from Norway, Nicaragua, and Sweden but has remained faithful to the songs that inspired her at the beginning of her career. In 2004, she started the record label Moka Discos. She has performed in Austria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Luxemburgo, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
Discography
* ''Navegas por Las Costas'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1999) * ''Ven a Mi Casa Esta Navidad'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2000) * ''En Reveslandia'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1999) * ''Taube Pa Spanska: Fragancia'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2001) * ''Messe for Kari Og Ola: Misa Campesina'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2008) * ''Sueno de una Noche de Verano'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2001) * ''Hojarasca'' (Majo, 2004) * “ Mariposa de alas rotas” (MOKA 2007) * ‘’ Misa campesina nicaragüense’’ (MOKA 2008) * “ Trampolín” (MOKA 2017) * “ Basta un suspiro” (MOKA 2018) * “Aletea” (Dearlion 2020)See also
*Music of Nicaragua
The Music of Nicaragua contains a mixture of White Nicaraguan, European, Indigenous Nicaraguans, Indigenous, and Afro-Nicaraguan, African influences. Occasionally, it also rarely features Asian music, Asian and Arab music, Arab musical influences ...
* Duo Guardabarranco
External links
*Kirkelig Kulturverksted homepage
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