GEO Meneses
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Georgina Meneses, best known as GEO Meneses (born in Oaxaca City, Mexico
on March 22, 1974), is a Mexican producer
and singer of traditional music
and world music
genre.
Georgina Meneses was born in Oaxaca City, the daughter of Linda Meneses and Eulogio Garcia, from a very early showed an aptitude for music especially for singing at the age of 10 years She began her musical education studying piano
and later decided to devote professional singing.
She has taken her song to important stages of Mexico, including the "International Cervantino Festival" and the festival "Ollin Kan". Abroad she has performed in cities such as Madrid
, Seville
, Aranjuez
, Huelva
, Santiago de Compostela
and Barcelona
(Spain), Bergamo
, Florence
and Milan
(Italy), Paris (France), Berlin (Germany) and Manila
(Philippines
) and in various forums in Central and South America. GEO Meneses has rescued many traditional songs practicy had been forgotten and has performed songs by great composers such as Álvaro Carrillo
, Jesus Rasgado and Tata Nacho, among others. Making mergers of traditional and modern for what she has achieved colocarce with great acceptance among the public taste.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on March 22, 1974), is a Mexican producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and singer of traditional music
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
and world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
genre.
Georgina Meneses was born in Oaxaca City, the daughter of Linda Meneses and Eulogio Garcia, from a very early showed an aptitude for music especially for singing at the age of 10 years She began her musical education studying piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and later decided to devote professional singing.
She has taken her song to important stages of Mexico, including the "International Cervantino Festival" and the festival "Ollin Kan". Abroad she has performed in cities such as Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, Aranjuez
Aranjuez
Aranjuez is a town lying 48 km south of Madrid, in the southern part of the Community of Madrid. It is located at the confluence of the Tagus and Jarama rivers, 48 km from Toledo. As of 2009, it has a population of 54,055.-History:...
, Huelva
Huelva
Huelva is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous region of Andalusia. It is located along the Gulf of Cadiz coast, at the confluence of the Odiel and Tinto rivers. According to the 2010 census, the city has a population of 149,410 inhabitants. The...
, Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
and Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
(Spain), Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
, Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
(Italy), Paris (France), Berlin (Germany) and Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
(Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
) and in various forums in Central and South America. GEO Meneses has rescued many traditional songs practicy had been forgotten and has performed songs by great composers such as Álvaro Carrillo
Álvaro Carrillo
Álvaro Carrillo Alarcón was a Mexican popular music composer born in San Juan Cacahuatepec, Oaxaca, on 2 December 1921, who died in a car accident on 3 April 1969...
, Jesus Rasgado and Tata Nacho, among others. Making mergers of traditional and modern for what she has achieved colocarce with great acceptance among the public taste.
Discography
- 1998 Por que Así Tenia que Ser
- 2000 Hasta Hoy Estoy Contigo
- 2001 Ausencia
- 2003 Álvaro CarrilloÁlvaro CarrilloÁlvaro Carrillo Alarcón was a Mexican popular music composer born in San Juan Cacahuatepec, Oaxaca, on 2 December 1921, who died in a car accident on 3 April 1969...
- 2006 Tö'k Ajj Tö'k Joot (Con Todo el Corazón)
- 2007 Amuleto Contra el Mal de AmoresAmuleto Contra el Mal de AmoresAmulet is the sixth studio release by the Mexican singer GEO Meneses produced by Georgina Meneses and Pepe Torres, was released in Mexico in March 2007.-Musical concept:...
- 2008 Dosis de Placer