This week my guest is singer, and songwriter, Alexandra Cabanilla now known as CABA.
She tells us of her journey and how music has taken her all over the world.
https://cabamusica.com/
Singer, songwriter, actress, producer, and vocal coach. She has become one of the most talented exponents of Ecuadorian vocal music, being part of important jazz and contemporary music projects in Ecuador. She opened for renowned musicians such as Jorge Drexler and Marco Antonio Solis.
In the academic field, she was a student of the FOSJE (Youth Orchestra Foundation of Ecuador), and a student of the National Conservatory. She has a degree in Contemporary Music from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito joint with Berklee College of Music. Certified teacher in "Music Together" early musical stimulation.
Winner of the "Emisarios Del Jazz 2008" contest organized by the Embassy of the United States, performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC followed by a national tour in Ecuador with this format.
She ventured into the world of musicals with leading roles: Old-fashioned lover , Enriqueta and the ever-late story, Enredos entre dos y Les Miserables as Fantine, Yerma in Canto Yermo , an adaptation of the original script by García Lorca, Chicago as Velma Kelly.
General producer of the Opera Madame Butterfly 2018 and Producer of Chicago el musical 2019.
In 2012, she was invited to perform the soundtrack of the renowned Mexican documentary ABC Nunca Más by famous director Pedro Ultreras.
This is how he brings original compositions of Ecuadorian music to movie theaters in Mexican and North American lands with great reception.
In 2014, she became the first Ecuadorian to be hired as a solo singer by the prestigious Cirque du Soleil , in the OVO show.
2015 tour in Japan. Obtaining a Pedro Pablo Traversari award for personalities from the world of the arts 2015.
After his two record productions (Pasional and Sweet Christmas), he is now working on his third record album, hoping to be on digital platforms.
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