Soledad Bravo

1943Soledad Bravo 出生在西班牙的Logrong，但她很小的時候就隨共和黨的父親全家一起離開歐洲來到委內(nèi)瑞拉，在委內(nèi)瑞拉Soledad開始了新生活，感知南美熱帶氛圍的文化習俗。
1967年，她開始在委內(nèi)瑞拉中央大學學習建筑學，心理學和文學，在學習期間，她開始唱歌并用歌曲來詮釋西班牙著名詩人Garcia Lorca的作品，她的表演給委內(nèi)瑞拉一個很有影響的新聞記者Sofia Imbers留下了深刻的印象，由此Soledad獲得了每天早上在電視節(jié)目上演出的機會，并開始了她的歌唱生涯。
1968年SOLEDAD錄制了她的第一張專輯 "Soledad Bravo Canta”，立刻獲得了巨大的成功，此后她參加了很多重要的國際巡回演出，贏得了很多觀眾的喜愛。
1969-1971年，SOLEDAD錄制了兩張南美流行和民間歌曲專輯，其中包括了拉美新歌運動中一些領袖人物的作品，包括阿根廷的Atahualpa Yupanqui、智利的Violeta Parra等，人們開始認為她的作品是有局限性，她依然冷靜地回復她的聽眾，她只會唱那些她的心告訴她應該唱的歌。
70年代中期，在發(fā)行了出色的雙CD現(xiàn)場專輯后， SOLEDAD參加了在秘魯利馬舉辦的Agua Dulce音樂節(jié)，她充滿感情的歌聲傳播到了更多的地方。
70年代末Soledad她與西班牙著名的Flamenco吉他演奏家Manolo Sanlucar 出現(xiàn)在西班牙的國家電視節(jié)目上，受到了西班牙觀眾的熱烈歡迎，Soledad深受感動，她在西班牙停留和演唱了4年時間。在西班牙期間她演唱了西班牙詩人Rafael Alberti最好的詩歌，Alberti也加入到她的錄音工作中，把文學歷史用音樂重新做了優(yōu)美的記錄。
80年代她錄制了安大路西亞的猶太歌曲專輯，獲得了國際上的稱譽。此后，她改變曲風，嘗試熱帶的節(jié)奏和歌曲，在紐約，她錄制了以加勒比海地區(qū)民間歌曲為素材的專輯，她出色的演唱技巧與極富感情的歌聲，同樣讓這一類的專輯獲得了成功，人們在她的歌聲中感受到陽光與歡快的搖擺節(jié)拍。
這個出色的拉丁天后錄制了30多張個人專輯，是一個非常出色的音樂家，她的某些過去發(fā)行的專輯，至今還排在各國音樂排行榜上。她在世界各地演出，與世界各地杰出的音樂家合作，被稱為拉美地區(qū)的音樂大使，她是拉美歌手中唯一一個涵蓋各種演唱風格的歌手，從美麗的詩歌到風格多變、獨特的拉美演唱風格（委內(nèi)瑞拉的民歌、阿根廷的探戈、墨西哥的Bolero、墨西哥的Ranchera（墨西哥傳統(tǒng)民歌）到古巴的Son或者非洲——爵士等等）她都能在歌曲中出色地表現(xiàn)出來，讓聽者置身與南美絢爛的風土人情中。雖然已經(jīng)是60歲的老人了，她還依然活躍在歌唱舞臺上，2003年還發(fā)行了《homenaje a alfredo zitarrosa》專輯。
Spain-born and Venezuela-raised Soledad Bravo has been one of the leaders of the nueve cancion ("new song") movement that swept through latin America in the '70s and '80s. Although equally proficient at singing traditional and popular songs, Bravo made her greatest impact as a protest singer. According to Billboard, "her voice is an exceptional instrument." The Diario, a newspaper in Madrid, claims "her voice captivates you, the range is so wide and its strength is amazing."
Bravo, who inherited her political convictions from her father, emigrated to Venezuela with her parents at the age of seven. While attending the Liceo Rafael Urdaneta, she began singing with a group. She continued to sing while studying architecture, psychology and literature at the Central University of Venezuela. Shortly after her graduation in 1967, Bravo was hired to perform every morning on a television show Buenos Dias. She remained on the program for years. Her debut album, Soledad Bravo Canta, released in 1968, included her interpretation of Carlos Puebla's tribute to Che Guevera, "Hasta Siempre."
Between 1969 and 1976, Bravo continued to focus on the songs of Latin America, releasing three commercially successful albums and touring throughout Peru, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. In 1972, Bravo recorded a double-album, En Vivo, featuring songs of the Spanish Civil war. Four years later, she was invited to perform in Spain. An appearance on Spanish television, with accompaniment by flamenco guitarist Manolo Sanlucar, helped to make her a nationally known artist. During the four years that she remained in Spain, Bravo recorded several albums including one with Spanish poet Rafael Alberti in 1977, and a collection of songs of the Spanish Jews, Cantos Sefardies, that received a Grand Prix Du Disque award in France. Switching her attention to the tropical repertoire, Bravo traveled to New York to record Caribe, produced by salsa musician Willie Colon. Four years later, she recorded a self-titled album with accompaniment by Eddie Gomez, Airto Moreira, Paquito D'Rivera, Jorge Dalto, Ray Barreto, Yomo Toro and Spyro Gyra.