Corina Bartra & Her Orchestra - Cielo Sandunguero (Blue Spiral)

A sophisticated jazz and contemporary world singer from Peru?  -Yes, Peru. In the last 100 years jazz has spread to every section of the globe, bringing forth fine Latin jazz musicians from New York, Cuba and Brazil. And if you haven't already heard about her…Corina Bartra from Peru. Corina Bartra is an original. When she proposed to blend jazz with Afro-Peruvian & Creole music from Peru, her sound was unprecedented. She has pioneered a ground-breaking fusion of jazz and Afro Latin music with her releases: Corina Bartra Quartet, Son Zumbon, Travelog, and Bambu Sun, where for the first time one could hear the incorporation of the cajon (Peruvian percussive box) and the festejo groove blended with jazz. Corina was the first vocalist to blend Afro-Peruvian criolla music from Peru with Jazz. She also incorporates subtle and exciting instrumental textures into her compositions and arrangements. Corina writes extensive intros, interludes, and solos filled with inventive rhythms and beautiful harmonies, and guides her musicians to do the same. Like many of the jazz masters before her, Corina Bartra resides in the New York area (when she is not in Peru) where she not only performs, but also continues studying the works of all those artists who came before her, helping to build the international sound of jazz to what it is today. Her previous album, Bambu Sun, received frequent airplay nationwide and topped the charts at several radio stations. Ms. Bartra also received airplay in Europe and Peru, where she is an influential artist. The Peruvian newspaper El Comercio hailed Corina Bartra as a pioneer and the international ambassador of Afro-Peruvian Jazz. Her album Afro Peruvian Jazz Celebration was aired by several jazz radio stations around the world. Corina Bartra has a Bachelor of Fine Art in drum performance from Long Island University, a Jazz Diploma in African Music from Mannes College of Music, and a Master in vocal performance from Queens College. Corina was also the recipient of the prestigious Queens Council on the Arts award in 2008.

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