A lot is happening in Maria Volonte’s career these days and we are very excited to share it with you. Here are a few highlights and upcoming performance dates. (For more details, visit Maria’s web site: www.mariavolonte.com)

HIGHLIGHTS

* Maria was featured on two CDs that won Carlos Gardel Prizes in Argentina recently: Maria sang a duet with Raul Lavie on his new album and she contributed a track to the “Tango por los Chicos” charity CD. Congratulations to everyone who was involved in making these projects possible!

* On July 9, Argentine Independence Day, Maria will perform in New York City at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater. Maria is thrilled to be making her New York City debut at such a venue. We’ll be looking forward to seeing our East Coast fans there!

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:

- May 24: Maria at Sonoma Wine and Song Festival, Sonoma, CA

- June 6: Sonoma Valley Jazz Society, Sonoma, CA

- July 3: Maria at SF Jazz Summer Series, Palo Alto, CA

- July 7: Maria at the Americas Society in New York City

- July 9: Maria at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in New York City

For more details about performances, to listen to music and videos, buy CDs or just get a needed dose of Maria’s magic, visit: www.mariavolonte.com

All the best!
The Maria Volonte Team
www.mariavolonte.com

Maria sang on two CDs that were awarded 2008 Gardel Prizes, Argentina’s top music award. On “Tango por los Chicos”, a benefit CD sponsored by the actor Gastón Pauls and Magma magazine, Maria sang “Cuando tú no estás” by Carlos Gardel. On the album “50 años no es nada,” she sang “Con las alas del alma” in a duet with the tango singer Raul Lavie. Congratulations to all the artists who participated in these two excellent projects!

María returns after a sold-out show last August to the La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley, CA on February 29 with her one-woman show “María Volonté: Intima.” María is celebrated for her ability to move audiences with her innovative and intensely personal performances of the music of Buenos Aires. In this one-woman show, María reveals herself at her most intimate.

Concert info: 29 February 2008 at 8pm at La Peña, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705; Tel. (510) 849 2568; http://www.lapena.org ; Price: $16 (advance)/ $18.

Maria Volonte, Horacio Ferrer and Gabriel Soria

Maria Volonte was inducted into the Argentine National Tango Academy in a ceremony officiated by the celebrated tango lyricist Horacio Ferrer.

In his speech, Ferrer lauded Maria’s “distinguished contributions” to tango, her role as an ambassador of tango around the world and her constant incorporation of other music from across Latin America into her repertoire, “just as Carlos Gardel — tango’s first international star — did in the 1930s.”

In the photo, Maria receives a diploma from the National Tango Academy from Ferrer and Gabriel Soria. Ferrer is the author, together with bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla, of some of the the most beloved tangos, including “Balada por un loco,” “Chiquilín de Bachín,” and the tango opera “Maria de Buenos Aires.”

El martes 4 de septiembre, María debutará en el prestigioso Maipo Club, con su show “Maria Volonte: Intima” , celebrando además el lanzamiento de su nuevo CD, “Sudestada”,con la presencia de invitados especiales: Raúl Carnota, Caracol, Daniel Maza, y Popi Spatocco, incluyendo al pianista y compositor Daniel Garcia, quien acompañará a María durante este ciclo.(Todos los martes de septiembre a las 21hs)