Uxía

Uxía (born November 19, 1962, in Sanguiñeda, Mos) is a musician from Galicia, Spain. Her songs are based on traditional music, reinterpreted with a renewed and personal treatment. Among other projects, she is the artistic director and an alumna of the International Lusophone Festival, Cantos na Maré.

Discography

Albums Foliada de marzo (Edigal), 1986 A estrela de maio (Edigal), 1987, with Na Lúa Ondas do mar de Vigo (GASA), 1989, with Na Lúa Entre cidades (Sons Galiza), 1991 Estou vivindo no ceo (Nubenegra), 1995 La sal de la vida (Nubenegra), 1997, with Rasha, María Salgado and Xesús Pimentel Danza das areas, (Virgin), 2000 Cantos na maré (Nordesía), 2005, with Chico César, Filipa Pais, Manecas Costa, Astra Harris, Xabier Díaz and Jon Luz Eterno navegar (Harmonía Mundi. World Village), 2008 Meu canto (Fol Música), 2011 Andando a terra (Fundación Manuel María), 2012, about poems of Manuel María Rosalía pequeniña (Galaxia/Sonárbore), 2013 Baladas da Galiza imaxinaria (Edicións Damadriña), 2015, with Fran Pérez (Narf) Canta o cuco, Editorial Galaxia, 2015, with Magín Blanco Uxía canta a Manuel María, Fundación Manuel María, 2015 UXIA-O, Fundación Uxío Novoneyra, 2017

Collaborations Lo bueno, dentro (1995) by Víctor Coyote Emilio Rúa (2000) by Emilio Rúa Alma de buxo (2001) by Susana Seivane Que o pano non-me namora (2002) by Malvela Komunikando (2003) by Diplomáticos de Montealto Aghinaldo (2004) by Malvela Vida miña (2006) by Emilio Rúa Da miña xanela á túa (2007) by Malvela Na flor dos meus anos (2007) by Señora Carmen Acácia (2007) by Mingo Rangel O coraçao tem três portas (2007) by Dulce Pontes Etxea (2008) by Kepa Junquera Alalá do Cebreiro (2009) by Brañas Folk Terra de soños (2009) by Fuxan os Ventos Interior (2010) by Emilio Rúa Cores do Atlântico (2010), by Socorro Lira

Compilations albums A Cantar con Xabarín Vol. III (CRTVG, 1996) All Children in School, All Cultures Together (Fundación Audrey Hepburn, 1997) with Omara Portoundo, Susana Baca, Teresa Salgueiro, Caetano Veloso and Dulce Pontes Cantigas de Nadal (Boa, 1998) with Berrogüetto, A Quenlla, Xistra De Coruxo, Os Cempes, Leilía, Maite Dono, Pancho Alvarez, Muxicas, Na Lúa and Chouteira Galicia, terra única (Xacobeo, 1999) Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War (Appleseed Records, 2003) with Arlo Guthrie, Michele Greene, John McCutcheo, Guardabarranco, Lila Downs, Aoife Clancy, Joel Rafael & Jamaica Rafael, Elixeo Parra, Quetzal and Laurie Lewis Euskadi Galiziarekin/Galicia con Euskadi (Radio Euskadi, 2003) Marea de Música (Boa, 2003) Hadas (Factoría Author, 2004) with Mercedes Peón, Marina Rossell, Mestisay, María del Mar Bonet, Ginesa Ortega and Faltriqueira Meniños cantores (Pontenasondas, Pai música and Casa de Tolos, 2006) A Terra do Zeca: Tributo a Jose Afonso (Som Livre, 2007), with Terra d'Agua + Dulce Pontes, Filipa Pais, Lúcia Moniz and Maria Anadon La tierra del agua (Limón Records, 2007) with Leilía, Budiño, Niño Josele and Hip Hop Roots España (Putumayo World Music, 2009) with Peret, Gertrudis, DePedro, Burguitos, Calima, Gossos, El Combolinga, Xabier Lete, Gecko Turner, Biella Nuei Compositoras (Vol. I) (Tratore, 2010) com Cristina Saraiva, Etel Frota, Simone Guimarães and Socorro Lira Cantigas do Camiño (Boa, 2010) CoraSons (Kalandraka, 2012)