# Cynthia Alexander

Cynthia Alexander (b. Cynthia Veronica Ayala, 1971) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist originally from the Philippines. She has performed on local and international stages including the Rainforest World Music Festival in Malaysia, the Jack Daniel's World Music Tour in Singapore and the Southeast Asian Night Market Festival in New Zealand. She also played gongs and electric bass in foreign engagements (India, U.S., Japan, Canada) with Joey Ayala at ang Bagong Lumad.
As an indie artist, she has released four albums, and is involved in a wide variety of music projects. She composed the eclectic musical score for the Ballet Philippines production, "Wagas", for which she fused electronic, industrial, indigenous, contemporary and pop elements into a cohesive work.
Cynthia is also a self-taught visual artist. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington. She is the sibling of folk-rock singer-songwriter Joey Ayala.

## Recordings

This is a listing of her solo and collaboration albums. She has collaborated many times with her brother, Joey Ayala.
| Year | Album | Artist/Group | Genre | Label | Catalogue No. |
| 1991 | Hayp | Hayp | Rock | Wea Records / Universal Records | CDP-94,611 |
| 1996 | Insomnia & Other Lullabyes | Cynthia Alexander | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | Dypro Records | CD-DYP 86/257-2 / ASIN:B01HV0G95Q |
| 2000 | Rippingyarns | Cynthia Alexander | | | ASIN:B01DAKBSBQ |
| 2003 | Remix | | | | |
| 2004 | Sita & Rama: Papet Ramayana (Mga Awit) | Teatrong Mulat | Theatrical soundtrack | | |
| 2005 | Comet's Tail | Cynthia Alexander | | | ASIN:B01DHI2K22 |
| 2005 | Mga Awit ng Magdaragat | Joey Ayala | | Universal Records | ASIN:B016V5Y9BS |
| 2008 | Pasasalamat | | | | |
| 2009 | Walk Down the Road | Cynthia Alexander | Rock, Folk, World, & Country | | Matrix / Runout: 9050701 |
| 2010 | Palay, Bigas, Kanin | Joey Ayala | | | |
| 2011 | HUMANFOLK | Humanfolk | World music | MCA Music (Philippines) | UPC:00600753330432 |
| 2018 | Even Such Is Time | Cynthia Alexander | | Tacoma | ASIN:B07VD18GYW |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award Giving Body | Category | Nominated Work | Results |
| 1989 | Yamaha Band Explosion National Finals | | Hayp | Won |
| 1989 | 1989 World Band Explosion | Best Bass Player | Hayp | Won |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Album of the Year | Insomnia & Other Lullabyes | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Record of the Year | Hello Baby | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Alternative Music Vocal Performance | Comfort in Your Strangeness | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Alternative Music Vocal Performance | Hello Baby | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Alternative Music Vocal Performance | Malaya | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Alternative Music Vocal Performance | Slippin' Away | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Alternative Music Song | Comfort in Your Strangeness | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Alternative Music Song | Hello Baby | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Alternative Music Song | Slippin' Away | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals | Hello Baby | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals | Insomnia | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals | Malaya | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Producer of the Year (shared with Maly Angres) | — | Nominated |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best Alternative Music Album | Insomnia & Other Lullabyes | Won |
| 1998 | Katha Music Awards | Best New Artist Award | Insomnia & Other Lullabyes | Won |
| 2001 | NU Rock Awards | Song of the Year | "Motorbykle" | Won |
| 2002 | Katha Music Awards | Song of the Year | Kawikaan | Nominated |
| 2002 | Katha Music Awards | Best World Music Composition | Kawikaan | Nominated |
| 2002 | Katha Music Awards | Best World Music Vocal | Kawikaan | Nominated |
| 2004 | NU Rock Awards | Rock Female Icon | — | Won |
| 2005 | NU Rock Awards | Guitarist of the Year | — | Won |
| 2005 | NU Rock Awards | Producer of the Year (shared with Angee Rozul) | "Comet's Tail" | Won |
| 2008 | Golden Screen Awards | Best Original Song | "Comfort In Your Strangeness" from the Still Life soundtrack | Won |
| 2011 | Metropop Song Festival | Best World Music Composition | Kawikaan | Nominated |
| 2012 | Awit Awards | Best Jazz Recording (HUMANFOLK) | Para Sa Tao | Nominated |
| 2012 | Awit Awards | Best World Music Recording (HUMANFOLK) | Para Sa Tao | Won |
| 2015 | Jack Daniel's Indie Music Awards | Jack Daniel’s On Stage Indie Icon Award | — | Won |
| 2018 | PMPC Star Awards | Acoustic Album of the Year | Even Such Is Time | Nominated |
| 2018 | PMPC Star Awards | Female Acoustic Artist of the Year | Even Such Is Time | Nominated |