Mafer Bandola
Mafer Bandola | |
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| File:©Philip Gould, Mafer Bandola 2018.jpg Mafer in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maria Fernanda González Olivo |
| Also known as | Mafer Bandola |
| Born | June 5, 1990 Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Genres | Cumbia, maracatu, joropo |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandola, Singer, Composer |
| Instruments | Bandola llanera |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Six Degrees |
| Website | ladamaproject |
Maria Fernanda González Olivo (born June 5, 1990) is a Venezuelan musician, bandola llanera player, composer, journalist and activist based in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. She is also the founding member of the multinational band LADAMA. Her principal instrument is the bandola llanera. Since 2017, she has become the first woman to use the electric version of this instrument. Through performance, education, and promotion of the bandola llanera on the scale of the Venezuelan cuatro and the joropo llanero, Mafer seeks to promote the integration of women into the field of interpreting traditional Venezuelan music, as it is one in which they are sorely underrepresented.[1] [2] [3]
Education[edit]
Mafer received her Bachelor of Social Communication from Yacambú University, Venezuela. As a freelance writer, AlDíaNews has posted some of her articles.[4]
For seven years, she was part of the National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuelain the Nucleus of the Plains in Portuguese State, where she joined the violin section of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Guanare and the Los Llanos Youth Symphony Orchestra directed by Raquel Castillo de Zambrano, Roberto Zambrano, and Henry Zambrano. In addition to violin, she also studied cuatro and mandolinas secondary instruments.
Career[edit]
Mafer has performed internationally at events such as the Llanera el Silbón International Music Festival (Venezuela), the Girara de Oro festival (Colombia), the 32nd Workshop Music Curitiba (Brazil), the Barquisimeto International Jazz Festival (Venezuela) and the Folkloric Summer Festivals (Portugal and Spain), as well as the International Festival of the Bandola llanera Pedro Florez (Mani- Colombia) of which she was winner in the feminine competition of the festival.[5] [6]
She has also been part of different musical projects such as Agrupación Musical Moriche (2006-2007) Ensamble Deos Nova (2011-2013), Ensemble Jirahara (2015), with which completed a European tour in countries including France, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, and Italy. She is currently on tour with LADAMA in the United States and Europe.
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Her project as a soloist is called “Nectar of Bandola” making presentations in various cities in Venezuela and Colombia.[7]
In 2014, Mafer attended an artistic residency that brought together 23 musicians from 19 countries in the United States, called OneBeat, where for a month the participants worked on recognizing music as a tool for Social Impact and cultural exchange. This residence was convened by the organization Found Sound Nation. It was at this residence that Mafer decided to summon three other female musicians to create a project of female empowerment in the communities through music called LADAMA, currently touring the world and with two rotating record productions "LADAMA (2017)", "OYE MUJER (2020)".[8]
Mafer was part of the 23 Iberoarican musicians summoned to do a 7-minute piece during the 23 Ibero-American meeting of Presidents and Leaders of State in Veracruz Mexico.[9] In 2019, she was selected to participate in an artistic residency for female artists called Music Action Lab, where she received training in social activism, business support, and musical commitment. With 5 other artists, she recorded "Music Action Women Collective: The EP", material which was released on September 20, 2019. [10] [11]
During 2019, Mafer participated with LADAMA in the TED talk that demonstrated the relevance of music as a tool to cross cultures and cause social impact in communities.[12]
Her artistic work and activism promotes the integration of women in the field of interpretation of traditional Venezuelan music instruments, since it is an area in which they are minimally represented. She also wishes to demonstrate the versatility of an instrument like the bandola llanera in different genres.[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Who We Are". LADAMA Project. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "Mafer Bandola: "En medio de la diáspora, la música nos conecta"". Guataca Nights. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "Maria Fernanda Gonzalez". Giant Steps Music. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "XI Condecoración "Ejemplo de Juventud Venezolana"". El Impulso. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Cursos e espetáculos". Oficina de Música Curitiba. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "La bandola colombiana tiene una reina venezolana". Venezuela Sinfónica. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Mafer brinda los caraquenos un poquito de nectar de bandola". Venezuela Sinfónica. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Conheça LADAMA, banda feminina que une as culturas do Brasil, Venezuela, Colômbia e EUA - e carrega uma sonoridade diferente de tudo que você já ouviu". Vogue. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Presentarán en Veracruz el Ensamble Iberoamérica Sonora". Crónica de Xalapa. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Music Action Women". Giant Steps Music. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Music Action Women Collective: The EP". 20 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "How music crosses cultures and empowers communities". Ted. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Mafer Bandola: "En medio de la diáspora, la música nos conecta"". Guataca Nights. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
External links[edit]
- https://www.venezuelasinfonica.com/destacados/la-bandola-colombiana-una-reina-venezolana
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UafhsPgSdik
- https://1beat.org/people/maria-fernanda-gonzalez/
- http://www.ladamaproject.org/english/#whoweare-english
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