Monica Ramos is a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an-born

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

harpist.

Biography

Monica Ramos is a graduate of the

Royal College of Music in Stockholm The Royal College of Music, Stockholm ( sv, Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The institution was mad ...

and has performed in the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Sweden and the

Swedish Chamber Orchestra The Swedish Chamber Orchestra ( sv, Svenska kammarorkestern) is a Swedish orchestra based in Örebro. Established under its current name in 1995, its primary concert venue is the Örebro Concert Hall. The historical precursor ensembles to the orche ...

. Ramos has released three solo albums, and has sold several hundred thousand albums in over forty countries.

Albums

Wind from the sea

The album "Wind from the sea" (1993) was her first release, mixing symphonic harp with ambient modern rhythms. The album has some new compositions and some older repertoire.

Moai

"Moai", released in 1997, was her follow-up to "Wind from the sea" and has sold more than 250,000 copies. On some tracks, like "Eternidad (The eternity)", she is also accompanied by her brother Alvaro Covarrubias, a classical guitarist.

Behind That Light

"Behind That Light" was released in 2001; apart from two tracks, all the music and lyrics were written by Ramos herself. The tracks span from rhythmic melodies like "Para un angelito" and "Ya te vas" to classical pieces like "Creo" and "Mami". It was nominated ninth place in the US based New Age Voice Magazine.

References

Official Homepage

Myspace website

"Ocean" performed live

"Creo" performed live
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