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				<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">var sburl3918 = window.location.href; var sbtitle3918 = document.title;</script><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">var sbtitle3918=encodeURIComponent("Amanda Martinez�s Sola"); var sburl3918=decodeURI("http://multiracial.com/site/content/view/1252/"); sburl3918=sburl3918.replace(/amp;/g, "");sburl3918=encodeURIComponent(sburl3918);</script><div style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: right;"><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">digg_url = 'http://multiracial.com/site/content/view/1252/';</script><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><h5 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: windowtext">Amanda Martinez&rsquo;s Sola</span></h5><h5 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: windowtext">A Canadian musical artist reaches out to her Latin roots</span></h5><h5 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: windowtext">April/May 2007 - The Multiracial Activist</span></h5><h5 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: windowtext">by Emily Monroy</span></h5><p><span style="color: windowtext">Lately, it seems, we are witnessing an increased interest in Latin music.<span>&nbsp; </span>Much of this interest has occurred in the field of popular music &ndash; most of us are familiar with the names Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, and Marc Anthony.<span>&nbsp; </span>But now other Latin musical genres are attempting to stake out their own territory as well, including bossa nova, jazz, and folk.<span>&nbsp; </span>One artist seeking to combine all these genres is Latin Canadian singer and songwriter Amanda Martinez, who in 2006 released her first album, Sola.</span><span style="color: windowtext">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: windowtext">Amanda Martinez was born in Toronto, Canada, to a father from Mexico and a South African Jewish mother in a household she describes as &ldquo;the best of both worlds.&rdquo;<span>&nbsp; </span>For example, while as a child Amanda celebrated Christmas with her father, she also observed Jewish high holidays with the maternal side of the family.<span>&nbsp; </span>English was her first language, but she learned Spanish by spending time with her Mexican relatives and studying it at high school and university.</span><span style="color: windowtext">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: windowtext">In addition, she was exposed to both parents&rsquo; musical heritages.<span>&nbsp; </span>She grew up listening to her father&rsquo;s Latin albums and her mother&rsquo;s South African record collection (even here she sees a connection, as much of Latin American music draws its roots from Africa).<span>&nbsp; </span>Amanda learned to love styles like Brazilian bossa nova, Afro-Cuban rhythms, Mexican folklore, and Latin jazz.</span></p>

<p><span style="color: windowtext">Ms. Martinez did not originally intend to enter the world of professional music.<span>&nbsp; </span>Though she studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, performed in a number of amateur bands, and always felt passionate about music, she never considered it as a career.<span>&nbsp; </span>Instead she earned a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in biology and a Master&rsquo;s in business.<span>&nbsp; </span>Eventually, however, Amanda realized that music was her true vocation and that if she did not respond to this calling she would regret it.<span>&nbsp; </span>She became the host of a weekly radio show called Caf&eacute; Latino featured on Toronto&rsquo;s jazz station.<span>&nbsp; </span>And in the summer of 2006 she released Sola.</span><span style="color: windowtext">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: windowtext">Sola, meaning &ldquo;alone&rdquo; in Spanish, consists of ten musical tracts, half of which were written by Martinez herself and the rest taken from other artists&rsquo; work. All but two were specially arranged by her guitarist Kevin Lalibert&eacute; and pianist Julio Cesar Jimenez.<span>&nbsp; </span>Some tunes that may already be familiar to listeners include remakes of Burton Lane&rsquo;s &ldquo;Look to the Rainbow&rdquo; from the musical Finian&rsquo;s Rainbow, the traditional Mexican song &ldquo;La Llorona&rdquo; (&ldquo;The Weeper&rdquo;), and &ldquo;Gracias a la vida&rdquo; (&ldquo;Thanks to life&rdquo;) by Chilean folk singer Violeta Parra, which Martinez first heard when it was covered by American artist Joan Baez.<span>&nbsp; </span>One piece, &ldquo;Manh&atilde; de Carnaval&rdquo; (Carnival Morning), is sung in Portuguese; most of the others are in Spanish.<span>&nbsp; </span>Amanda herself wrote songs like &ldquo;Volar&rdquo; (&ldquo;Fly&rdquo;), &ldquo;C&aacute;ntame&rdquo; (Sing to me), and &ldquo;Diciembre&rdquo; (December).<span>&nbsp; </span>The contents of the album beautifully reflect the musical styles Martinez grew up with: Afro-Cuban jazz, bossa nova, and folk.</span><span style="color: windowtext">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: windowtext">Amanda Martinez is currently working on a second album; she is looking to delegate some of her tasks like marketing and scheduling to others so that she can concentrate more on actually composing.<span>&nbsp; </span>She meanwhile recorded the above-mentioned &ldquo;La Llorona&rdquo; for Canadian-based musician Jesse Cook&rsquo;s new album Frontiers.<span>&nbsp; </span>So far Ms. Martinez has mainly performed in Toronto, but she hopes to do so in other Canadian cities like Montreal, Ottawa, and Saskatoon as well.<span>&nbsp; </span>Eventually too she would like to market her album outside Canada, to the United States, Europe and Latin America.<span>&nbsp; </span>Whatever her future, though, Amanda Martinez seems destined for a promising career.</span><span style="color: windowtext">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: windowtext">See Amanda&rsquo;s website and order her album at <span class="a"><a href="http://www.amandamartinez.ca/" title="blocked::http://www.amandamartinez.ca/"><span style="color: windowtext">www.amandamartinez.ca</span></a>.<span>&nbsp; </span>Or listen to her on Caf&eacute; Latino at <a href="http://www.jazz.fm/" title="blocked::http://www.jazz.fm/"><span style="color: windowtext">www.jazz.fm</span></a>.</span></span> </p><p><strong>Emily Monroy is a professional translator and is of Irish, Italian and Norwegian descent. Born in Windsor, Ontario, she now resides in Toronto. Her articles have appeared in several publications, including </strong><a href="http://www.interracialvoice.com/"><u>Interracial Voice</u></a><strong>, Cats Canada, and </strong><a href="http://www.urbanmozaik.com/"><u>Urban Mozaik</u></a><strong>. She welcomes feedback on her articles. You can contact Emily </strong><a href="mailto:
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