Zoraida Santiago
| Zoraida Santiago | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1952 Santurce, Puerto Rico |
| Genres | Puerto Rican folkloric music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer and singer |
| Instruments | Piano and guitar |
 You may listen to Zoraida Santiago's "Canta poema de Julia de Burgos" on YouTube. |
Dr. Zoraida Santiago (born May 25, 1952) is a composer and singer of Puerto Rican folkloric themes.
Santiago was born and educated in Santurce, Puerto Rico where she developed an interest in musical instruments at a very young age. Her parents had her take piano lessons as a child. She also took lessons about musical composition and harmony. Santiago is a self-taught guitarist. After graduating from high school, Santiago moved to New York City where she pursued her university studies in anthropology.
In 1978, she met fellow Puerto Rican singer Roy Brown. Santiago joined Brown's musical group Aires Bucaneros and participated in the recordings of "Aires Bucaneros" (1979) and "Casi Alba" (1980). Both albums contain compositions by Santiago. These are "Prisa Loca" (Crazy Rush), "De la Tierra en que Naci" (From the land I was born) and "Canciones para Vieques" (Songs for Vieques). Santiago went on tour with the group to various countries.
In 1982, Santiago returned to Puerto Rico and made her "first" solo recording "Tiene que ser la Luna" (It must be the Moon). During that decade she also participated in and produced some local theatrical productions. Among these were Las Bohemias, Mujeres Sin Hombres (Women without Men), Matutina and Tres Momentos (Three moments). She traveled to Mexico and the United States with the theatrical group.
Santiago composed, interpreted and recorded the music for the movie made for T.V. "Luisa Capetillo, passion de justicia" (Luisa Capetillo, passion for justice), directed by Sonia Fritz. In 1985, she held a concert titled Antillanas at the Sylvia Rexach theater in San Juan. In 1994, Santiago recorded "Canciones Sublevadas" which included various of her compositions plus some poems of Julia de Burgos to which she added music.
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