María Rivas (singer)

María Rivas (January 26, 1960 – September 19, 2019) was a Venezuelan Latin jazz singer, composer, and painter.

Life

Rivas was born in Caracas. Rivas became a leading voice in the region's environmental movement, and her musical message as a composer often had ecological undertones. Rivas recorded eleven albums as a soloist.  Her latest CD, MOTIVOS, was released in 2018  and nominated for a Latin Grammy for the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

She performed live in Colombia, Brazil, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal, Panama, Puerto Rico, Spain, Great Britain, the Dominican Republic, and the United States.

Rivas died on September 19, 2019 at a Miami hospital of cancer at the age of 59.Suena triste ‘El Manduco’: Cáncer acaba con la vida de la cantante María Rivas 

Discography
Primogénito (first Compact Disc made in Venezuela, 1990) 
Manduco (1992)
Mapalé (1994)
Muaré (1996)
Café Negrito (1999) 
En Concierto: Maria Rivas y Aldemaro Romero (2003),
Aquador (Soloist and Composer, 2005)
María Rivas: 18 Grandes Éxitos (2006)
Pepiada Queen (2007)
Live Lunch Break (Recorded Live, 2010)
Motivos (2018)

References

Other websites
Official Maria Rivas English Language Home page
Official Maria Rivas Spanish Language Home page 
mararivasmusic
Europe Jazz Network (outdated)

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Category:Jazz singers
Category:Venezuelan painters
Category:Venezuelan composers
Category:Cancer deaths in Florida
Category:People from Caracas
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Category:21st-century painters
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Category:21st-century composers