Xiomara Laugart

Xiomara Laugart Sanchez is a Cuban singer currently based in Massachusetts.[1][2] Before emigrating to the United State, 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]

2003-2005: Yerba Buena

Originally based in New York, Laugart was a founding member and lead singer of the Afro-Latin band, Yerba Buena.[5][3]

2007-2008: 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.[7][1] The musical won four Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) awards in 2008.[6]

Discography

Yerba Buena[8]

Solo[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Arsht Center's Entertaining Summer". Miami Herald. Miami Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Johnson, Catalina Maria. "Xiomara Laugart: The Voice of Cuba". Chicago Music. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 Gans, Andrew. "Laugart Will Star in New Celia Musical; Casting Complete". Playbill. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Moore, Robin (2004). "Transformations in Cuban Nueva Trova, 1965-95". Ethnomusicology 47 (1): 1–41. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Domínguez, Robert. "Xiomara Laugart's Honored and Nervous to Play Queen of Salsa Onstage". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Celia". Lortel Archives. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Celia Musical — Based on Life of Celia Cruz — to Play New World Stages". Playbill. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Yerba Buena". Spotify. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Artist: Xiomara Laugart". Chesky Records. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

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