Female flamenco singer |
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| Name:María Teresa Martín Cadierno |
| Birth: 1965 Barcelona |
"I re-create the cantes, I reconstruct something that already exists. It is something that involves adapting the cantes to my way of understanding them".
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Mayte Martín is not and does not want to be exclusively a flamenco cantaora, even though she acknowledges that her origins are in flamenco, which she learned about by listening to her father's records. In the same way, and at the same time, she became interested in boleros, and set out to record other styles of music throughout her musical career. She has always had a strong desire to sing traditional popular songs.
She had already spent some time singing in flamenco peñas (enthusiasts' clubs) in Barcelona, when she earned recognition after winning the 1987 Lámpara Minera in the Concurso Nacional de Cante de las Minas (National Mine Singing Competition) in La Unión (Murcia). As a cantaora, guitarist and composer, she is closer to traditionalism, where she finds her reference points and inspiration, than to fusion or new flamenco. Possibly the fairest thing would be to say that she seeks a balance between renewal and tradition. In the same way, her style is sober and simple, but full of intensity and warmth.
While she has been approaching other forms of music, Mayte Martín has recorded two bolero records. One was alongside jazz pianist Tete Montoliú ("Freeboleros", 1996) and the other was with Moncho ("Quédate conmigo", 1999). |
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Free Boleros
 Mayte Martín / Tete Montoliú
1 CD
Año edición: 1996
4 Opinión de los clientes 
A record of boleros that was recorded live in the Festival d´estiu de Barcelona Grec 96. Mayte Martín sings with the accompaniment of Tete Montliu´s piano, Nan
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Price: US$ 19.08
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Querencia
Mayte Martín
1 CD
Año edición: 2000
1 Opinión de los clientes
It took her six years to release this album, but it was worth the wait. It was considered one of the best flamenco albums of the year, in fact it was nominated
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Price: US$ 16.74
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Muy Frágil
Mayte Martín
1 CD
Año edición: 1994
1 Opinión de los clientes
The first work by the singer in her flamenco version, in which she reveals herself as a cantaora with personality, who differs from other flamenco performers. S
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Price: US$ 19.74
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Tiempo de amar (A time for loving)
Mayte Martín
1 CD
Año edición: 2003
In this work Mayte Martín sings classic boleros and love songs. In some of themes that are included, she sings as a duet with Omara
Portuondo.
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Price: US$ 14.94
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