SHORT BIOGRAPHY. Ana Alcaide is a musician and composer from Toledo, Spain, who carries out research on ancient traditions and cultures.

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SHORT BIOGRAPHY Ana Alcaide is a musician and composer from Toledo, Spain, who carries out research on ancient traditions and cultures. In June 2016 she is releasing "LEYENDA", her fifth CD.

2 SHORT BIOGRAPHY Ana Alcaide is a musician and composer from Toledo, Spain, who carries out research on ancient traditions and cultures. In June 2016 she is releasing "LEYENDA", her fifth CD. An album that digs into the strength of the Femininity through the presence of the woman in diverse cultures and mythologies from a modern view, and which represent an important step in presenting her music. She is currently on the Top 10 WMCE (World Music Charts Europe) as well as Transglobal World Music Charts. Leyenda is also on the top of some of the International radios around Australia, Canada, UK, USA or Europe. The album has received reviews from professional critics around the world. Songlines Magazine gave 'Leyenda' a 5 Star Review, Top of the World, and a track was on their cover mount CD. (More detailed reviews on the Press section) Ana Alcaide got international recognition with her third album, La Cantiga del Fuego that remained 5 months at the WMCE - World Music Charts Europe and was considered one of the best 2012 albums for specialized criticism. Beginning as a self-production, was released worldwide by the English label ARC Music in November Ana has played a pioneering role in the introduction and popularization of the nyckelharpa in Spain. Rooted in ancient traditions yet resolutely modern, her compositions deftly blend musical styles from different cultures. From the inspirational backdrop of the city of Toledo, Ana writes and produces her songs, creates new arrangements and adapts the nyckelharpa to ancient melodies that originated in medieval Spain and have travelled throughout the Mediterranean region. But her personal and artistic evolution leads her to conquer new creative fields in the recent years. In 2015 she starts the new recording series Tales of Pangea, in which she creates new music in collaboration with musicians from other parts of the world. The first release Gotrasawala ensemble, was recorded in Java island (Indonesia) after two years of musical and cultural exchange with local musicians and it was released by ARC in May 2015, being in the WMCE from June to September Alcaide has presented her music in some of the most important festivals, theatres and venues around Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, Morocco, Canada, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Switzerland, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Argentina & Uruguay. 2

LATEST PRESS REVIEWS GUTSY, WOMANLY, WILD and WONDERFUL Songlines Magazine UK 2016/07 5 Review CELEBRATES MOTHER EARTH IN

Netherlands 2016/07 BEAUTIFUL AND TIMELESS OVERALL IMPACT WHICH RESULTS IN A CONTEMPORARY WORK El Mundo Spain 2016/06 AS ON

2016/05 RAISING THE WORLD MUSIC BAR TO A NEW LEVEL Ascentor Music Blog Russia 2016/07 THE ATMOSPHERE IS SIMPLY MAGICAL WITH

ALCAIDE CREATED A BUBBLE OF MODERN, GLOBAL AND EXOTIC SOUND EXPANSIVE, CHALLENGING, INTERNATIONAL El Correo Blog Bilbao en

3 LATEST PRESS REVIEWS GUTSY, WOMANLY, WILD and WONDERFUL Songlines Magazine UK 2016/07 5 Review CELEBRATES MOTHER EARTH IN SUITABLY MEDITATIVE MANNER The Australian Australia 2016/06 GREAT EVOCATIVE AND VARIED ARRANGEMENTS, STUNNING ENVIRONMENTS A TOUR OF ABSOLUTELY MAGICAL WORLD. Le Canard Folk Belgium 2016/06 A LADY WHO REALLY HAS NO NEED TO REPRESENT LEGENDS, BECAUSE SHE IS ONE Moors Magazine The Netherlands 2016/07 BEAUTIFUL AND TIMELESS OVERALL IMPACT WHICH RESULTS IN A CONTEMPORARY WORK El Mundo Spain 2016/06 AS ON HER PAST RELEASES, ALCAIDE MEETS THE GOALS SHE SETS FOR HERSELF WITH EXQUISITE PLANNING AND PLAYING World Music Central USA 2016/05 RAISING THE WORLD MUSIC BAR TO A NEW LEVEL Ascentor Music Blog Russia 2016/07 THE ATMOSPHERE IS SIMPLY MAGICAL WITH PANORAMIC OUTFITS THAT EMPHASIZE THE TIMELESS GRANDEUR OF MYTHOLOGY Passion Musique & Culture blog Canada 2016/07 ANA ALCAIDE CREATED A BUBBLE OF MODERN, GLOBAL AND EXOTIC SOUND EXPANSIVE, CHALLENGING, INTERNATIONAL El Correo Blog Bilbao en Vivo Basque Country, Spain 2016/08 ANA ALCAIDE, A MUSICAL EXPLORER FROM ANOTHER ERA El País Spain 2016/07 UNE FABULEUSE ALCHIMIE, AU TERME D UN VOYAGE À TRAVERS LE TEMPS La Bible Urbaine Canada 2016/07 MORE DETAILED PRESS: CLICK HERE 3

SOME CONCERTS AROUND THE WORLD ARGENTINA: CISSAB - Buenos Aires 2013 BULGARIA: Festival Folk UER Varna 2013 CANADÁ: Festival Nuits d Afrique Montreal 2016 Festival de Músiques Sacreés de Québec -

4 SOME CONCERTS AROUND THE WORLD ARGENTINA: CISSAB - Buenos Aires 2013 BULGARIA: Festival Folk UER Varna 2013 CANADÁ: Festival Nuits d Afrique Montreal 2016 Festival de Músiques Sacreés de Québec Other venues: Québec, S. Alexandre de Kamouraska, Saint-Jean-Port- Joli FRANCE: Festival Un violon sur le sable, Royan GERMANY: Festival Folk im Park - Bad Wildungen (2014) Other venues: Hamburg, Esse, Nürnberg, Gefrees, Sonthofen, Leipheim, Neustadt a.d. Weinstrasse, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Kaiserhammer, Plauen, Memmingen, Ingolstadt, Bad Hersfeld, Bielefeld, Kassel, Aachen, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Wolfach, Buchen (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) INDONESIA: International Toraja Festival Sulawesi Gotrasawala Festival West Java Indonesian Music Expo, Nusa Dua, Bali ITALY: Festival Lo Spirito del Pianeta Chiuduno, Lombardia 2016 Itinerary Folk Trento MAROC: Festival de las dos orillas Rabat, Tánger, Casablanca PORTUGAL: Festival Sete Sòis Sete Luas Castro Verde, Alentejo SOUTH KOREA: International Sori Festival Jeonju SWEDEN: Umea Folk Festival Umea SWITZERLAND: Folk Club Züri, Zürich URUGUAY: Cultural Center Montevideo UZBEKISTÁN: Festival Sharq Taronalari Samarkand 2014, 2015 SPAIN MORE THAN 500 CONCERTS Ana Alcaide has performed in the main Spanish Folk and World Music festivals such as: Festival Folk Segovia, Folk Plasencia, Bidasoa Folk, Festival de las Tres Culturas, Madrid Folk, Xábia Folk, Festival Folk de Getxo, Parapanda Folk, Etnohelmántica From Canary Islands to Pyrenees. From Andalucía to Cataluña, she has also performed in some of the most important national theaters, city fairs and festivities. 4

5 DISCOGRAPHY LEYENDA ARC MUSIC Tales of Pangea Gotrasawala Ensemble, ARC MUSIC La Cántiga del Fuego ARC MUSIC Como la Luna y el Sol, ARC MUSIC Viola de Teclas 2006 DVD Ana Alcaide en concierto. Sinagoga del Tránsito de Toledo 2009 MANAGEMENT BOOKING SPAIN - PORTUGAL Natalia Talayero David Sierra natalia@dejamedecirte.es sierracontratacionartistica@gmail.com LINKS 5

REPORT ON THE STATUS OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CORE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM Note by the secretariat

UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL FCCC/CP/1997/INF.4 25 November 1997 ENGLISH ONLY CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Third session Kyoto, 1-10 December 1997 REPORT ON THE STATUS OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CORE BUDGET