42 unreleased songs from 14 countries were recognized in this edition.
The eighth edition of Ibermúsicas Song Creation Award 2021 has already announced its 42 winners, from 14 countries. In Ecuador the winners were the musicians and composers Alejandro Mendoza, Karen Márquez (Kalmar de la Mar) and Charly Ralos.
Marquez got recognition for Migrant, a piece whose main rhythm is the Cuban son. The Guayaquil woman is a poet and previously received an honorable mention in the National Hall Contest.
While, Mendoza He was one of the winners for his EHVA project, a piece created from the traditional elements of Ecuadorian culture. He is a multidisciplinary artist with experience in music production, sound design, performance live, composition, arrangements and lighting.
Ralos, one of the winners, expressed his emotion through social networks. “What an exciting scare I just hit … eternally grateful to those who continue to walk with me unconditionally,” said the singer-songwriter.
Each of the winners is entitled to an economic prize of $ 1,000, says Ibermúsicas.
Ibermúsicas is a multilateral international cooperation program dedicated to the dissemination of the musical arts in Latin America that operates through the ministries and secretariats of Culture of the region. Its objective, a statement specifies, is to promote and disseminate musical diversity, while creating new audiences and positioning professionals in the branch.
“This annual award qualifies the quality of the lyrics, music, originality of the composition, among other criteria”, states the Institute for the Promotion of Creativity and Innovation, in its press release.
According to the organization of the program, they received a total of 1,111 applications, of which only 42 unreleased songs were awarded. “Those of us who make Ibermúsicas are proud to amplify sounds and poetry (…) Every year, in each edition of this contest we are more; more number of artists, more diversity of proposals, more current and at the same time more connected with our roots and our identities. Glances, languages, sounds, experiences, searches and colors of our immense Ibero-America are added “They expressed in a statement posted on their website.
They explained that The proposals presented were evaluated by juries from another Ibermúsicas country. Thus, the songs from Ecuador were rated by juries from Paraguay.
“We welcome the new winners and winners. We invite everyone to get to know each other, to embrace each other and to find ourselves sheltered by the songs ”, they concluded in their letter.
Ibermúsicas was approved at the XXI Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, held in Asunción, Paraguay in November 2011 and is framed within the Ibero-American Cultural Space of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB). (I)
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