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Friends,
I am thanking the universe today be considered in best Latin Pop Album category for the Grammys with the music that I co-wrote and recorded with my friend Albert Alabedra under ALBA Musik!
If you know anyone who is a recording academy voter, please mention to them that ALBA Musik is on the ballot for their consideration!!
Gracias!!!
Bárbara
You can now listen to “DAWN” on your favorite streaming platform
AND
you can watch our newest music video for “Contigo”!
ALBA Musik's first single, "Girasoles" (Sunflowers), is now officially available on all platforms!
Music: Albert Alabedra & Bárbara Martínez
Lyrics: Bárbara Martínez
(see the full list of all of the amazing people involved in this project by going to AlbaMusik.com)
And you can now watch the official "Girasoles" music video ... It will definitely make you smile!!
"Alba" means "dawn" in Spanish.
It’s when light breaks through the darkness and we get to start anew.
It's also AL for Albert Alabedra, guitarist and composer from Barcelona
and BA for Bárbara Martínez
ALBA's music is uplifting and vibrant. Some describe it as healing.
It’s Flamenco, it’s Blues, it’s Jazz, it’s Funk. It swings and makes you want to listen all day and clap
and move and say OLE!
ALBA is holding a pre-album release concert with the full band on:
Thursday, December 15 from 6-7pm
at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1
in Soho, New York City
196 Allen Street
(Suggested donation of $10)
For more info visit:
Helloooo!
I hope you all had a beautiful summer. I have been so very busy myself, but in a good way. I’m so inspired by the various different musical happenings going on and there are a few things I wanted to share with you…
Just a couple of weeks ago we wrapped a music video shoot for the first single we plan to release for my newest most favorite project, ALBA MUSIK. The video is for a song called “Girasoles,” or “Sunflowers” where I wrote melody and lyrics about suddenly stumbling upon a sea of sunflowers, Van Gogh, happiness and madness. We traveled to Liberty Farm/Sussex County Sunflower Maze in New Jersey for our home-made video shoot. It turns out that the sunflower is also the national flower of Ukraine. It also turns out that this particular farm is the biggest sunflower farm on the East Coast! And if you look at it from above, the paths of the maze spells out the words WORLD PEACE.
So with that, and with our song, we are dreaming of peace for everyone everywhere!
In case you haven't come to check out ALBA yet, you can join u at our monthly residency at TASCA NYC in Manhattan's Upper West Side on these upcoming Wednesdays:
Wed, Oct 19
Wed, Nov 16
Wed, Dec 14
TASCA NYC is located at 505 Columbus Ave, between 84th & 85th St, NYC
Albert Alabedra (guitarist/composer extraordinaire from Barcelona) and I perform here together with usually 1 or 2 special guests in a beautiful VIP room in the lower level of the restaurant. I really enjoy the intimacy and coziness of the space, as well as the food and wine they offer!
Call 212 362 2211 or go to TASCA-NYC.com to RSVP
It has gotten busy again friends! And for me, my school-teaching duties ended yesterday with the graduation of my 5th graders, so it’s official, I’m ready for sumer 🌻
It's hard to believe but during the first months of the pandemic my friends, Adrián Alvarado and Andreas Arnold and I decided to arrange and record a gorgeous song called “Beatriz” by Edu Lobo and Chico Buarque. But Andreas moved to Spain and, well a year later we reconvene in NYC to restart the project. “Beatriz’ is a Brazilian song but we set it to the flamenco rhythm of bulerías with two guitars and yours truly.
Tragically, we had a fumble with the first recording session. It only got the first take and everything else was lost! 🙈
This location was so beautiful and green. It was a beautiful sunny day and we were in Adrian's backyard. I was so upset that we had not captured the best takes. Andreas had to get back to Spain, but just before he left we did a new session and will be sharing it with you soon. But I am getting ready to post the first take that we did in Adrian's backyard for my Patreons for the fun of it!
Also, I we recently wrapped up our newest live vinyls and will have them in our hands any days now for my lovely Patreons, as well as for sale at live shows.
This batch of music comes from my newest obsession, a brand new project centered on a partnership with guitarist/composer Albert Alabedra and which we are calling ALBA Musik.
Because ALBA (which means ‘dawn’ in SPANISH) is when light bursts through the darkness again, it seemed right to describe the intention behind this music. I didn’t set out to write songs that are healing and uplifting. But it sure came out that way. We are playing these songs at our live gigs every chance we get, and the feeling that we get from the audience is incredible. It’s hard to put into words how inspiring this is for both of us.
So much more is to come with ALBA Musik and we hope you check it out! (@albamusik)