ANA ALCAIDE
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 2012. 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 2015. 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 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 - 2009 Other venues: Québec, S. Alexandre de Kamouraska, Saint-Jean-Port- Joli - 2016 FRANCE: Festival Un violon sur le sable, Royan - 2012 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 - 2015 Gotrasawala Festival West Java - 2013 Indonesian Music Expo, Nusa Dua, Bali - 2013 ITALY: Festival Lo Spirito del Pianeta Chiuduno, Lombardia 2016 Itinerary Folk Trento - 2012 MAROC: Festival de las dos orillas Rabat, Tánger, Casablanca - 2010 PORTUGAL: Festival Sete Sòis Sete Luas Castro Verde, Alentejo - 2016 SOUTH KOREA: International Sori Festival Jeonju - 2015 SWEDEN: Umea Folk Festival Umea - 2014 SWITZERLAND: Folk Club Züri, Zürich - 2014 URUGUAY: Cultural Center Montevideo - 2013 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
DISCOGRAPHY LEYENDA 2016 - ARC MUSIC Tales of Pangea Gotrasawala Ensemble, 2015 - ARC MUSIC La Cántiga del Fuego 2012 - ARC MUSIC Como la Luna y el Sol, 2008 - 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 +34 678 639 987 +34 651408174 natalia@dejamedecirte.es sierracontratacionartistica@gmail.com LINKS www.anaalcaide.com 5