Natalia Esquivel
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Natalia Esquivel Benítez |
| Born | December 15, 1973 San José, Costa Rica |
| Occupation(s) | composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter, vocalist, author, poet |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Natalia Esquivel Benítez (born 15 December 1973 in San José) is a Costa Rican composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter, author, poet, vocalist and academic.[1]
Career[edit]
Esquivel studied musical education at the National University of Costa Rica; further she obtained a master's degree at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her musical repertoire is inspired by the work of Billy Joel, Ana Belén, Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, and Violeta Parra, among others.[2] She has been actively promoting the development of reading and music for children, alongside the concept of "musicking" set forth by Christopher Small.[3]
Selected works[edit]
- Arrullos de sol y mar (Clubdelibros, 2015; 2nd ed. 2021)[4]
- Música para el niño preescolar (EUNED, 2017)[5]
- Nana de la luna (Ocarina, 2020)
- Andamios de lluvia (Poiesis Ediciones, 2021)[6][7]
- Canto planetario: hermandad en la Tierra. Volumen I (various authors, ed. Carlos Javier Jarquín). Antology. Costa Rica: H.C. Editores, 2023.
References[edit]
- ^ "Natalia Esquivel Benítez". Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "A voice of her own". La Nación (in Spanish). 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Educators trained to promote reading through music". Ministry of Public Education (in Spanish). Costa Rica. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Jarquín, Carlos Javier (3 July 2021). "Mía Esquivel es una niña prodigiosa". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Música para el niño preescolar". Editorial de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Presentation of Andamios de lluvia". Ministry of Culture and Youth (in Spanish). Costa Rica. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Retana, Edmundo (10 May 2022). "Un largo sueño fluvial y translúcido". Semanario Universidad (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Natalia Esquivel - Apple Music
- Discography - Deezer
- Natalia Esquivel on Instagram
- Poems of Natalia Esquivel - Diario Siglo XXI
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- 1973 births
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- Musicians from San José, Costa Rica
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- Costa Rican women composers
- Costa Rican women singers
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