After teaching at cultural centers across the world, ‘Maria Figueredo’ releases new album “Live to Love ~ Vivir para amar”

Maria Figueredo is a singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, researcher and educator who was born in Montevideo, Uruguay and lives in Canada. She has taught at cultural centers across the world since 1992 and at universities since 1999. Maria has written songs and poetry since an early age. She comes from a long line of Uruguayans, which enriches everything she does. She has been a member of various musical groups, choirs and bands in Canada, Brazil and has performed on stages in various countries. She performs classical and traditional pieces, popular Latin American songs, and other covers. She is a member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her poetry has appeared in anthologies, magazines, print and online publications, and chapbooks. She won the Hispanic Women’s Network 2009 Award of Achievement, the Editors’ Choice Award in Poetry of the International Poet’s Society in 2005, and the Marsh Jeanneret Memorial Award for Publishing in 1991. In 2016, she won a university-wide teaching award. Her debut album spans decades of original songs in English, and includes some folkloric songs from her Latina heritage. Available Through Distrokid on all of the following:Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Instagram/Facebook, TikTok/Resso, YouTube Music, Amazon, Soundtrack by Twitch, Pandora, […]