María Teresa Martín Cadiemo (born 1965) is a

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singer.

Early life

Martín was born in 1965 in

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. Her mother was from

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, and her father was from

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. While on a holiday in Cartagena, her father entered her in a

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/ cante contest, which she won. She expanded her knowledge of flamenco styles by listening to recordings of singers such as Juan Valderrama,

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, Camarón de la Isla, Lole Montoya, and Pastora Pavón Cruz (also known as La Niña de los Peines). She also received formal musical training and worked as a "''Cantaora de atrás''" (singer for flamenco dance).

Career

In 1987, she won the Lámpara Minera prize at the Concurso Nacional de La Unión (aka Festival de las Minas). Two years later, she won the Antonio Chacón Prize for malagueña at the Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de Córdoba. She began an international career after being chosen by

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to perform at WOMAD Festivals in 2009. In 1993, she began touring with jazz pianist

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. Their professional relationship continued until Montoliu's death in 1997. Together they recorded '''Free Boleros''' live in 1996. On her second

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recording, Tiempo de Amar''' (2002),

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appeared as a guest artist on some tracks. In 1994, she recorded her first album, ''Muy Frágil'', with guitarist Chicuelo and arrangements by Joan Albert Amargós, who has collaborated with other flamenco musicians like

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and Camarón de la Isla. In 2000, she released her second flamenco recording, Querencia''', which was nominated for the

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for Best Flamenco Album in 2001. In 1996, she resumed her work as a singer for a dance, collaborating with flamenco dancer

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. They have toured internationally with the productions "''Mayte Martín + Belén Maya"'' (since 1996) and "''Flamenco de Cámara"'' (since 2003). In 1997, she received the

City Award from the City Council and the National Music Award in the category of "Best Flamenco Composer". In 2005, she commemorated 30 years as a performer with a concert titled Mis 30 años de amor al arte''' at the

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. She subsequently toured Spain and other European countries. In June 2006, she participated in a tribute tour for

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, alongside Martirio, Kiko Veneno, Javier Colis, and Luz Casal. She performed a Spanish version of "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye". The tour was documented on the 2012 reissue of the CD "According to Leonard Cohen." In 2007, classical

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duo

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commissioned her for a project featuring Spanish and classical music, which toured for several years. Joan Albert Amargos and Luis Vidal composed the arrangements for two pianos. The resulting recording included traditional songs as well as compositions by

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, and Martín herself. In 2009, poet José Luis Ortiz Nuevo commissioned her to compose music for the poems of Málaga-born poet Manuel Alcántara for the flamenco festival of Málaga. This work was later released as the CD ''Al cantar a Manuel'', recorded with guitarists José Luis Montón and Juan Ramón Caro, percussionist Chico Fargas, and other musicians. In 2012, opting for an independent release, she pursued a new recording project using

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. She recorded live performances of bolero and other Latin American music at the Barcelona venue ''Luz de Gas''. The recording was released under the title ''Cosas de dos''. In 2013, with guitarists Jose Luis Montón and Juan Ramón Caro and percussionist Chico Fargas, she premiered a new project for the Barcelona flamenco festival titled "Por los muertos del cante", featuring interpretations of traditional

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songs. Her 2018 album, ''Tempo Rubato'', is a collaboration with a

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Recordings

*''Muy Frágil'', K-Industria Cultural (1994) *''Free Boleros'', K-Industria Cultural (1996) *''Querencia'', Virgin (2000) *''Tiempo de Amar'', Virgin (2002) *''De fuego y de agua'', KLM, with the sisters

(2008) *''Al cantar a Manuel'', Nuevos Medios S.A (2009) *''Cosas de dos'' (2012) *''Tempo Rubato'' (2018)

References

External links

Mayte Martin's official Web (in Spanish)

Mayte Martin's link info on Flamenco World
(contains some audio clips). {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Mayte 1965 births Living people Flamenco singers Spanish women singers Singers from Barcelona Women in Latin music