▣ 음반소개
농부들의 찬송을 담아낸 노르웨이의 대표적 합창단 Skruk과 니카라과 출신의 가수 Katia Cardenal이 함께한 반가운 2008년 신보. 니카라과 남미 음악의 순정과 격정을 가감 없이 들려주는 Katia Cardenal은 이 음반에서도 온화한 누에바 깐시온의 음악풍을 선사해준다. 남편을 따라 노르웨이로 이민을 오기 전, 그녀가 니카라과 시골 성당에서 듣고 따라 불렀던 미사곡들은 끝없이 밀려들었을 고국에 대한 향수와 애수의 뿌리였을 것이다. 그녀는 이 음반을 통해 뒤돌아섰던 풍경들과 재회하며 화해를 이끌어낸다
▣ Katia Cardenal
Katia Cardenal was born in Nicaragua in 1963. She became a fan of popular music at an early age, singing in the chorus at Managua's El Colegio Teresiano chorus. She began to perform in public with her brother, Salvador, when they were just 16. They called themselves the Dúo Guardabarranco, after the national bird of Nicaragua. It did not take long for her fresh harmonies, original poetry, and melodic songs to gain popularity. She was not only recognized by people in her country, but also internationally by the supporters of Movimiento de la Nueva Canción Latinoamericana. With only a few years of experience, she began to tour the Americas and Europe. Amidst her other work, Katia also graduated as a musical educator from the Escuela de Música de Managua in 1984. From 1984-94 she worked as a flute and solfa teacher for kids and adolescents in different schools. Since January 1997, she has strengthened her solo career and moved to Europe. She has released nine solo albums, which represented different stages of her career. She has explored new topics and rhythms with musicians from Norway, Nicaragua, Sweden, but has always remained faithful to the songs that inspired her two decades ago. In 2004, she started her own record label called Moka Discos in Nicaragua. Currently, she still gives concerts and continues doing her songs, her brother Salvador Cardenal’s songs, and those of other Hispanic and Scandinavian composers. She lives with her husband and four kids in both Nicaragua and Norway. During her career she has performed in the United States, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, Russia, Panama, Ecuador, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Switzerland, Canada, Chile, and others. |
