Background
Célia Mara was born in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais, a small town in the Vale do Jequitinhonha, one of today"s poorest regions of the world. Politically, she grew up under a military regime.
composer singer songwriter jazz musician
Célia Mara was born in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais, a small town in the Vale do Jequitinhonha, one of today"s poorest regions of the world. Politically, she grew up under a military regime.
In the early 1990s, her first an tour brought her to small clubs and minor festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Northern Italy. In 1993, she moved to Austria, having a solo and duo-career, performing at important regional jazz festivals (f.e Jazzfestival–Burghausen, Jazzfest–Jena. In 1997, she founded the Austria-based Latin-band potênciaX - with Herwig Gradischnig, Ingrid Oberkanins and others
Using of sound-programs, she was influenced by bastardpop and the art of remixing.
Célia Mara"s "bastardsound" is a central-an - Brazilian mix, connected with the Spanish mestiço-movement - Manu Chao, Amparo Sanchez, Ojos de Brujo, viennese fusion Joe Zawinul and Brazilian music Tom Zé, Vanessa da mata, Seu Jorge, Lenine, Carlinhos Brown. Célia Mara is managed and produced since 1996 by Silvia Jura Santangelo.
They run the label: globalista: no border media. In 2011, on march 8th, Célia Mara got the Austrian Citizenship by honor.