Carmen Paris

Carmen París Mondaray is an Aragonese singer. Though born in Tarragona, Carmen París grew up in Utebo, a place close to Zaragoza. In her music she combines the traditional Aragonese music Jota, the Flamenco, Andalusian music, jazz, and other forms of music. Her first album "Pa' mi genio" sold 40000 copies and received brilliant reviews, but she was labeled as being "just" a musician of Jota. With her second album, she clearly stated: "That'll be it for Jotera".

Carmen París Mondaray is an Aragonese singer. Though born in Tarragona, Carmen París grew up in Utebo, a place close to Zaragoza. In her music she combines the traditional Aragonese music Jota, the Flamenco, Andalusian music, jazz, and other forms of music. Her first album "Pa' mi genio" sold 40000 copies and received brilliant reviews, but she was labeled as being "just" a musician of Jota. With her second album, she clearly stated: "That'll be it for Jotera". Carmen París does not consider herself solely a Jota musician, but a drunkard of musical styles, even though her work always starts from some torn-out Aragonese roots.

She has participated in a number of compilations, among them homages to Joaquín Sabina or Pablo Neruda. --- original spanish text: Carmen París Mondaray (Tarragona) es una cantante aragonesa. Aunque nacida en Tarragona, Carmen París se crió en Utebo, localidad próxima a Zaragoza. En su música fusiona la jota aragonesa, el flamenco, la música andalusí, el jazz y otras corrientes musicales. Con su primer disco (Pa' mi genio) vendió 40.000 copias y recibió estupendas críticas, aunque fue tachada de "jotera", En su segundo disco, contestó con una firme afirmación: Jotera lo serás tú. Carmen París no se considera jotera sino una bebedora de estilos, aunque siempre partiendo desde una raíz aragonesa y desgarrada. Ha participado en numerosos recopilatorios, entre ellos los discos de homenaje a Joaquín Sabina y a Pablo Neruda. Discografía 1.

Pa' mi genio. 2002. 2. Jotera lo serás tú. 2005. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..