Silvia Velarde Pereyra (born 25 September 1970), better known by her stage name, Sibah, is a Bolivian

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and

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singer-songwriter.

Early life

Sibah, whose artistic career began in 1994, is a soloist and also sings with the

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quintet Vozabierta. She studied business administration, has a diploma in political philosophy, and has worked in development cooperation.

Career

Sibah has three CDs and one EP of her own, and two with Vozabierta. The quintet was created in 2006, and its other members are Mercedes Campos Villanueva, María Teresa Dal Pero, Julia Peredo Guzmán, and Mariana Requena Oroza. Sibah is also part of the Bolivian women's group "Intervención poética a la música" (Poetic Intervention to Music), which seeks to promote dialogue between poetry and music, and the "Nosotras Somos" (We Are) movement, which proposes an exchange and reappropriation of women's compositions. In 2016, she participated in a recital sponsored by

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for the

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campaign. She has also performed at in La Paz. She leads workshops on vocal technique, and is Bolivia's representative for the method developed in Mexico by voice researcher John Loza M., who was her voice teacher. Sibah has presented concerts around her country and also abroad.

Work

Sibah began her career interpreting diverse genres, ranging from rock and blues to

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. Her solo albums are: * ''Con un poquito'', 2005 * ''In.Tenso'', 2013 * ''DesIgual'', 2015 * ''Ami nome'', 2019

Awards and distinctions

* Third prize for the AIDS Prevention Campaign, 1998 * Representative of Bolivia chosen by the Mercosur Cultural Network, with the song "Al Amanecer", 2010 * Eduardo Abaroa Plurinational Award for Best Composition in Rock Music, 2012

References

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* {{Authority control 1970 births Blues singer-songwriters 21st-century Bolivian women singers Bolivian singer-songwriters Women rock singers Living people People from La Paz