Grammy win for Gaby Moreno ahead of her Australian tour
Guatemalan singer, songwriter and activist Gaby Moreno has just added another Grammy win to a long list of accolades, including her recent Latin Grammy Award, just weeks before she is set to embark upon her Australian tour.
In today’s 66th Annual Grammy Awards, where she also performed at the Grammy Premiere Ceremony, Moreno’s album, X Mí (Vol. 1) was awarded Best Latin Pop Album.
In their report on her win and performance, Billboard magazine described her as a stand out, saying that her set was “nothing short of mesmerising”.
Australian audiences will get to experience Gaby Moreno in person when she brings her band to down under in March. Kicking off the tour with her return to Port Fairy Folk Festival on March 8-11, she will then hit the road and perform at Archies Creek Hotel (March 16), Sydney’s Foundry 616 (March 20), The Stag and Hunter Hotel in Mayfield (Newcastle – March 22), Brisbane Jazz Club (March 23) and the Majestic Theatre Pomona in the Noosa hinterlands on Sunday, March 24.
Moreno will release her ninth album, titled Dusk on February 16, showcasing Moreno’s diverse music prowess as she embraces blues, rock n roll and Latin folk, performed in English and Spanish.
To see this trailblazer perform is to be awestruck by her breathtaking voice and exquisite guitar flourishes as she glides back and forth easily and exuberantly between bossa nova, jazz, blues and rock, with English and Spanish lyrics that honour her experiences as a Guatemalan immigrant living in the US.
Her work consistently addresses serious themes, including violence against women and the immigrant experience, making her music not just a musical treat but also a powerful social commentary.
Last year, Moreno was nominated in the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, with her album Alegoría recognised in the Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album category. As a producer, she recently won a Latin Grammy in the Children’s Album category for her work on the ¡Cantando Juntos! by Zona Neón.
These add to her many career highlights which include co-writing the theme song for the multi-award-winning TV series Parks and Recreation (NBC) and collaborating with Van Dyke Parks on her 2019 album, ¡Spangled! featuring songs celebrating the migration of music across the Americas. She has performed several times at Lincoln Center in NYC and The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and shared the stage with luminaries Emmy Lou Harris, Bono, Tracy Chapman, Andrea Bocelli, Ani DiFranco, Hugh Laurie and The Copper Bottom Band, Punch Brothers, Chris Thile, Nickel Creek, Buena Vista Social Club, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, Van Dyke Parks and many more.
Moreno is the first in her country to be honoured as UNICEF goodwill ambassador in Guatemala.
Gaby Moreno fans in Sydney, Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula and Healesville can also see her perform with three-part harmony supergroup The SongBirds, alongside Erica Canales and Dannielle De Andrea. The SongBirds will also be performing at Port Fairy Folk Festival.
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GIG LISTINGS:
VICTORIA
March 8-11
Port Fairy Folk Festival
Saturday, March 16
Caravan Music Club, Archies Creek Hotel, 89-91 Archies Creek Rd, Archies Creek (18+)
Time: 3.30pm
Tickets: $55.00
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NEW SOUTH WALES
Wednesday, March 20
Foundry616, 616 Harris St, Ultimo
Time: 8.30pm
Tickets: $47.00
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Friday, March 22
The Stag and Hunter Hotel, 187 Maitland Rd, Mayfield
Time: 8.00pm
Tickets: $44.40
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QUEENSLAND
Saturday, March 23
Brisbane Jazz Club, 1 Annie St, Kangaroo Point
Time: 6.30pm
Tickets: $50-$65
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Sunday, March 24
The Majestic Theatre, 3 Factory St, Pomona
Time: 3.00pm
Tickets: $50.00
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