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There’s something different about how Detroit-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marbrisa interprets music.
Latin, jazz, funk, and folk music come together on Marbrisa’s debut solo record, Ciclos. Not unlike the transportive work of Brazilian sonic chameleon Seu Jorge or New York’s foot-stomping gypsy punks Gogol Bordello, Marbrisa also masters the art of fusing the traditional with the contemporary.
- Jerilyn Jordan (Detroit MetroTimes)
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The Detroit bred singer-songwriter started her musical journey in Latin America at age 23. As an ambitious self taught musician, she got her chops by accompanying the locals on their busking trips throughout buses, street markets, and local cafeterias. For this reason, she attributes the two and half years living in Guatemala as her main form of music school.
In 2016 she recorded her first album, Brisa Del Mar. The album featured musicians that she had met through busking in the NYC subways while living there. In 2017 she was nominated for a Detroit Music Award for outstanding vocalist in World Music.
Passionate about learning the roots of various music genres, she toured throughout Mexico and Cuba (casa de trova) while studying with local music teachers for a year. In 2022 she spent three months in Europe touring while attending Flamenco guitar school in Spain.
As a musical embodiment of her surroundings, she writes music that blends Latin, Jazz, RnB and folk. She released her second album, Ciclos, in 2019 with some of Detroit's most notable musicians; including Sean Blackman, Ron Otis (Aretha Franklin, KEM), James Simonson (Bettye Lavette) and hip hop artist Mahogany Jones. This album helped her to win a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Songwriter in world music. Songs from the album have been featured on the local NPR station WDET, including Culture Shift , This Island Earth, and Rob Reinhart's Acoustic Cafe. It also was featured on New Orelans major muisc radio station WWOZ.
Her move to New Orleans 3 years ago allowed her to launch her monthly all female composer event, called Queens of the Song Age. This event has featured top women artists around the nation including Gabrielle Cavassa and Jessica Care Moore. Being in one of the most musical cities of the world has been a pivotal influence to her music career, as she performs full time in clubs such as 3090 and Royal Frenchman Hotel. She plans to record an album between Detroit and New Orleans Spring 2025. In 2024, she performed a few sets at the international festival SXSW, and recently was on the cover of Detroit MetroTimes for her major performance feature at the Detroit Institute of Arts. She's excited to perform at major New Orleans and Detroit festivals this summer.
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