Xiomara Laugart
Xiomara Laugart Sanchez is a Cuban singer currently based in Massachusetts.[1][2] Before emigrating to the United States, Laugart had an extensive career performing nueva trova music in Cuba and she has recorded over 17 albums.[3]
Early life
Xiomara Laugart was born in the Guantanamo province of Cuba.[2] She attended college and pursued a degree in Economics, then began her musical career through the nueva trova musical political protest movement, which was popular throughout the 1960s and 1990s.[2][4]
2003–05: Yerba Buena
Originally based in New York, Laugart was a founding member and lead singer of the Afro-Latin band, Yerba Buena.[3][5]
2007–08: Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
In 2007, Laugart was cast as Celia Cruz in the Off-Broadway musical, Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz, a tribute to the life of the late Cuban-American singer. Celia ran at New World Stages in New York, New York from September 26, 2007 until May 25, 2008.[6] During that tour period, the musical made stops at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Boston, as well as a South American tour.[1][7] The musical won four Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) awards in 2008.[6]
Discography
Yerba Buena[8]
- President Alien (2003)
- Island Life (2005)
Solo[9]
- Xiomara (2006)
- La Voz (2010)
- Tears and Rumba (2015)
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Arsht Center's Entertaining Summer". Miami Herald. Miami Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Catalina Maria. "Xiomara Laugart: The Voice of Cuba". Chicago Music. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Gans, Andrew. "Laugart Will Star in New Celia Musical; Casting Complete". Playbill. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ Moore, Robin (2004). "Transformations in Cuban Nueva Trova, 1965-95". Ethnomusicology. 47 (1): 1–41. JSTOR 852510.
- ^ Domínguez, Robert. "Xiomara Laugart's Honored and Nervous to Play Queen of Salsa Onstage". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Celia". Lortel Archives. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Celia Musical — Based on Life of Celia Cruz — to Play New World Stages". Playbill. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Yerba Buena". Spotify. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Artist: Xiomara Laugart". Chesky Records. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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