María Berasarte

Biography

María Berasarte is the ‘naked’ voice. Naked as an adjective because it is free from artifice and embellishment, pure and essential, clear and transparent... But also naked as a verb because it strips away any barrier or covering from the listener; it penetrates the skin and reaches the soul like few others can; it shakes, cradles, and stirs it. A powerful sonic weapon that has made her the Basque artist with the greatest international projection at the moment. Her voice knows no borders and transcends them.

Her passion for Portugal and its sounds is well known, a land to which she dedicated her first album ‘Todas las horas son viejas’ (Universal), wrapped in fado. The Portuguese critics returned the fervor, calling the work the best fado album recorded by a foreign voice. None other than Carlos do Carmo, a living legend of fado and recent recipient of a Grammy for his entire career, invited her so that the cradle of fado could enjoy her talent.

Her album ‘Súbita’ is an ode to essence in which her Iberian sensibility is rooted. It is a unique and highly personal way of singing, where that naked voice is dressed in emotions and almost tangible. Following this came ‘Delirio’, in collaboration with the renowned Cuban pianist Pepe Rivero.

Her upcoming release will be ‘Estadía’, a work inspired by filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, where we will delve into the different chambers of the artist’s soul. It is a more avant-garde project where María Berasarte offers us emotions of sublime beauty, exploding with the most intimate and raw power of an artist who is not just a singer, but an embodiment of absolute truth.

France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Morocco, China, Mozambique, England, and Portugal are just some of the places where the Basque artist has made her voice resonate. A potent and melancholic sound that not only strips souls bare but also conquers them.

Concerts

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Discography

DELIRIO María Berasarte & Pepe Rivero (2019)
Súbita (2015)
- 01 La fiesta
- 02 Fado de Invierno
- 03 Agua en la boca
- 04 Piensa en Mí
- 05 Txoria Txori
- 06 Intro
- 07 Contigo
- 08 Ve y dile
- 09 MS
- 10 Não es tu
- 11 Palhaço
- 12 Rodando
- 13 Que Nome Posso Ter
Aguaenlaboca (2014)
- 01 Cosas Que No Sé
- 02 Todas la Horas Son Viejas
- 03 Contigo
- 04 La Fiesta
- 05 Desnudar Los Desnudos
- 06 Rodando
- 07 Fado de invierno
- 08 Piensa En Mí
- 09 Txoria Txori
- 10 Sin Mirar Lo Que Me Pongo
- 11 Dos Pajarillos
- 12 Que Nome Posso Ter
- 13 Aguaenlaboca
- 14 Palabra Triste
- 15 Cogiendo Tablas
- 16 Tal Vez Esto Sea El Mar
Todas las horas son viejas (2008)
- 01 Tal vez esto sea el mar
- 02 Desnudar Los Desnudos
- 03 Todas Las Horas Son Viejas
- 04 Dos Pajarillos
- 05 Cogiendo Tablas
- 06 Cosas Que No Sé
- 07 La Nodriza
- 08 Calle Del Olvido
- 09 Palabra Triste
- 10 Sin Mirar Lo Que Me Pongo
- 11 Donde Fuimos