Xiomara Laugart
Xiomara Laugart Sanchez is a Cuban singer currently based in Massachusetts.[1][2] Before emigrating to the United State, Laugart had an extensive career performing nueva trova music in Cuba and she has recorded over 17 albums.[3]
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Early Life
Xiomara Laugart was born in the Guantanamo province of Cuba.[2] She attended college and pursued a degree in Economics, then began her musical career through the nueva trova musical political protest movement, which was popular throughout the 1960s and 1990s.[2][4]
2003-2005: Yerba Buena
Originally based in New York, Laugart was a founding member and lead singer of the Afro-Latin band, Yerba Buena.[5][3]
2007-2008: Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
In 2007, Laugart was cast as Celia Cruz in the Off-Broadway musical, Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz, a tribute to the life of the late Cuban-American singer. Celia ran at New World Stages in New York, New York from September 26, 2007 until May 25, 2008.[6] During that tour period, the musical made stops at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Boston, as well as a South American tour.[7][1] The musical won four Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) awards in 2008.[6]
Discography
Yerba Buena[8]
- President Alien (2003)
- Island Life (2005)
Solo[9]
- Xiomara (2006)
- La Voz (2010)
- Tears and Rumba (2015)
See also
References
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