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Marlin Ramazzini |
Marlin Ramazzini, is one of the most versatile and accomplished Latin singers on the West Coast, with a warm and sensuous voice that can tease out the essence of any song.
Growing up in Guatemala, she was inspired to start singing by listening to Cuban son, cha cha cha, mambo, and other hot rhythms on the radio. After winning a major talent competition at the age of 12, Marlin realized that her destiny was to make music.
She studied with several of the greatest Cuban singers - such as the Buena Vista Social Club¡¦s Omara Portuondo -who helped refine her vocal technique, and also learned to play percussion and marimba from master musicians. In the ¡¥80s, she toured in Russia, Mexico, Canada and throughout Central America. Marlin settled in Vancouver in 1990, where she quickly became a pillar of the lively Latin scene, working with its leading artists.
Within a few years she had created her own group, under the musical direction of her husband, Juno Award-winning bassist and composer Fito Garcia. The Marlin Ramazzini Band has played in major concert venues and festivals across Canada ¡V including Les Nuits d¡¦Afrique in Montreal, the Harbourfront in Toronto, the Calgary Stampede, and the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. The group¡¦s critically acclaimed debut album ¡§Quiero Ser Yo¡¨ (1998) gained a coveted West Coast Music Award nomination.
Marlin also is part of the recording "Mi Bajo Rumbero¡¨ with Fito Garcia, who also won a nomination as the Best World Music Album for the Western Canadian Music Awards 2009.
Marlin Ramazzini continues to forge a reputation around the world as an artist of quality and integrity whether performing Latin music, Swing, or Ballroom.
She is releasing her new Album "Amandote" on Nov 29th at the Backstage Lounge, a mix of Latin and Jazz, it a tribute to the greatest love songs of all times, including Marlin very own song ¡§Amandote¡¨.
www.marlinramazzini.com
www.myspace.com/marlinramazzini
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| 29/11 |
CD Release Party for "AMANDOTE" at the Backstage Lounge at Granville Island |
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