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Instruments
  
Vocals

Role
  
Vocalist

Name
  
Claudia Acuna


Website
  
www.claudiaacuna.com

Years active
  
1991–present

Genres
  
Jazz, Latin music

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Born
  
31July 1971 Santiago, Chile

Occupation(s)
  
Vocalist, songwriter, producer, arranger

Albums
  
Wind From the South, En este momento, Luna, In These Shoes, Rhythm of Life

Awards
  
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, Latin America & Caribbean

Record labels
  
Verve Records, Marsalis Music

Similar People
  
Jason Lindner, Arturo O\'Farrill, Fabrizio Sotti, David Rovics, Pyeng Threadgill

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Claudia Acuña is a Chilean vocalist.

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Born in Santiago and raised in Concepcion, she was inspired as a child to perform a variety of music, including folk, pop and opera, by Victor Jara and Violetta Parra. Her attention turned to American popular music and jazz at the age of 15, when she first heard Frank Sinatra, Erroll Garner and Sarah Vaughan. Returning to Santiago in 1991, she quickly gained prominence on the local jazz scene through live performances and radio broadcasts with visiting artists.

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In 1995, Acuña moved to New York City and began performing at jam sessions and clubs including the Zinc Bar and Smalls. She also performed with her own band at the famous Jazz Gallery. Among the many musical associates she met in this period was pianist/composer Jason Lindner, who became and has remained her musical director.

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Her debut album, Wind from the South, was released in 1999 on Verve Records, followed by Rhythm of Life in 2001 and Luna in 2004. Acuña's first recording on the Marsalis Music label, En Este Momento, was released in 2009. She has also been featured on various recordings with Peck Almond, George Benson, Joey Calderazzo, Avishai Cohen, Mark Elf, Tom Harrell, Antonio Hart, Arturo O'Farrill and Guillermo Klein.

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Acuña has been named co-curator of a Chilean music festival that took place in January 2009. She is also the spokesperson for World Vision Chile, an international Christian relief and development organization that specializes in child-focused development programs. One of Acuña's covers of the Antonio Carlos Jobim song "Suddenly" was featured on the original motion picture soundtrack from Verve Records for the movie Bossa Nova. In 2001 she recorded a single with House producers MKL and Soy Sos of 3 Generations Walking called "Slavery Days" which gained her substantial exposure outside of the jazz medium. Claudia is signed to the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based record label, Marsalis Music.

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Discography

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  • Wind from the South (Verve, 2000)
  • Rhythm of Life (Verve, 2002)
  • Luna (Maxjazz, 2004)
  • In These Shoes (Zoho Music, 2008)
  • En Este Momento (Marsalis Music, 2009)

  • Claudia Acuña Claudia Acua Wind from the south 2000

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    Songs

    Pure ImaginationWind From the South · 2000
    Arrimate mi amorLuna · 2004
    Alfonsina y el marWind From the South · 2000

    References

    Claudia Acuña Wikipedia