Martirio will offer at the Mirador del Carmen a sung conference on ‘La Mujer y la Copla’.

The performance closes the cultural cycle organized on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Women in the Zuloaga Collection. Seven centuries of art’. It will take place at 9 p.m. with free admission, prior collection of invitations at the box office of the exhibition hall.

The Estepona City Council informs that the singer Martirio will offer next September 6 at the Mirador del Carmen Exhibition Center the sung conference ‘La Mujer y la Copla’. The performance is part of the cultural cycle of concerts, lectures and free shows that has been developing on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Women in the Zuloaga Collection. Seven centuries of art’.

The importance of the copla in our sentimental education and its historical significance as a genre, as well as the involvement of women with these songs, is the theme chosen by the singer for her talk-colloquium illustrated with part of her repertoire.

Throughout an exposition of the theme, Martirio reviews and sings significant stanzas from the different sections of her repertoire. The following discussion with the audience is an important part of the event. It is a recital of music and lyrics, memory, analysis, and sense of humor to enjoy and learn from this great musical genre deeply and distinctly Spanish.

The performance will take place at 21.00 hours. Invitations will be available at the box office of the exhibition hall from next Tuesday.

Martirio. After being part of the group Jarcha in the 80s and later Veneno, along with Pata Negra and Kiko Veneno, in 1986 he released his first album, produced by the latter, entitled ‘Estoy mala’. From that moment began the career of an artist in constant evolution, a pioneer in the recovery and updating of jewels of Spanish and South American popular music.

Martirio defines herself as “a kind of musical archeologist”. Her enigmatic and sophisticated image is the calling card of a living artist, always curious, at ground level, modern and avant-garde.

Martirio’s musical language begins to develop and create itself through each of her various recordings, in a wide spectrum of different music and genres that she has fused with naturalness. She has collaborated with musicians of the most diverse tendencies and styles. Key musicians in his career have been Kiko Veneno, Chano Domínguez, Raúl Rodríguez or Kenny Drew Jr. He has shared his music with artists as diverse in his art as Chavela Vargas, Soledad Bravo, Javier Ruibal, María del Mar Bonet, Susana Rinaldi, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Marta Valdés, Lila Downs, Son de la Frontera, Alberto Cortez, Ojos de Brujo, Jerry González or Amancio Prada.

González or Amancio Prada, developing a career rich in musical experiences and thus becoming a reference in Spanish music. A multifaceted artist, she has performed in theater, film, television, radio and literature.

Throughout her career she has received numerous national and international awards. Nominated for the Grammy in 2002 with her album ‘Mucho corazón’, she has two National Music Awards from the SGAE: Best Jazz Album for ‘Acoplados’, with Chano Domínguez (2005, RTVE. Music), and Best Fusion Album for ‘Primavera en Nueva York’ (Calle 54 Records, 2007). She has been awarded the Medal of Andalusia in 2004. She was awarded ‘La Llave de Medellín’, (Colombia, 2000), has been named ‘Illustrious Citizen of Puerto Rico’ (2002) and ‘Honorary Citizen of Buenos Aires’ (2010). In 2010 she received the ‘Cubadisco’ International Award. ‘El Público Award’ from Canal Sur Radio to the trajectory (2009), ‘La Antena de oro’ (Spanish radio and television media award (2008), the ‘Trayectoria de ARTE’ award, from the Spanish Managers Association, in 2014, and the Medal of Huelva, her hometown.

In 2015 she received the ‘Liberpress’ Award in Girona to the trajectory and contribution to Spanish music, and in Seville,(2016), the ‘Flamencas con Arte’ award, given by the designers of flamenco dresses for bringing the Andalusian image internationally. In the same year she was awarded the ‘Provincial Gold Medal’ of Huelva. In November 2016 she was awarded the ‘National Prize of Current Music’ of the Ministry of Culture. Likewise she was awarded in 2017 the ‘Antinous’ Prize of the LGTB Association in Seville. The ‘Ambassador in her homeland’ Award from Canal Sur. In December 2019 she was awarded the Medal of Merit for Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture.

During more than three decades of career, Martirio has renewed the Spanish copla giving it the universality it deserves and freeing it from the ties of the past. She has immersed herself in flamenco, jazz, bossa nova, tango, bolero, pop, rock and sevillanas, swimming deep inside to give us her essence.