Erika Büsch

Erika Büsch Guadalupe (born 22 October 1974) is a Uruguayan popular music composer, guitarist, and singer.

Erika Büsch
2009
Background information
Birth name	Erika Büsch Guadalupe
Born	(1974-10-22) 22 October 1974 Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation(s)	Composer, guitarist, singer
Associated acts	Numa Moraes
Website	www.erikabusch.uy

Biography

Artistic field

Büsch's first artistic studies took place at the National Dance School, where she took classes in the history of dance, body expression, music reading, choreography, traditional popular culture, introduction to social sciences, and history of culture.

Later she began guitar studies with the concertists Alfredo Escande, Eduardo Yur, and Cristina Zárate. After joining the Uruguayan Popular Music Workshop (TUMP), she studied with Ney Peraza, Jorge Schellemberg and Guilherme de Alencar Pinto.

Büsch continued her studies at the University School of Music, where she specialized in guitar and choral conducting. She also studied harmony with the composer Esteban Klísich.

Subsequently, she worked on the creation of the music group workshop for children "Tucanción", and the children's animation group "Tungaitá".[1]

Tocando el tiempo

Erika Büsch at a concert in Atlántida, Canelones, Uruguay

In 2002, Büsch independently released her first adult album, entitled Tocando el tiempo. This album, that contains 14 original songs by the artist, is framed in an experimentation stage, with songs that have rhythmic bases as dissimilar as pop, tango, and bossa nova.[2]

Por el gusto de cantar

Erika Büsch at a concert in Atlántida

In 2004 and 2005, Büsch performed a series of shows with Numa Moraes entitled "Por el gusto de cantar" (for the love of singing), during which they performed at the Zitarrosa Hall in Montevideo[3][4] and made a tour of the interior of Peru. The repertoire of the shows, in addition to including themes of both artists, incorporated works by different Latin American authors such as Silvio Rodríguez, Violeta Parra, Atahualpa Yupanqui, and Carlos Puebla.

In 2006, she traveled to Chile to represent Uruguay at the 47th Viña del Mar International Song Festival, where she participated in the folkloric competition. In that category she performed her song "Sinfonía Nocturna".[5]

Erika Büsch and Mauricio Ubal in 2009

Together again with Numa Moraes, in 2008 she started a tour of Canada that led her to give performances, talks, and workshops in cities such as Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Quebec, Vancouver, and Edmonton.[6]

In addition to Numa Moraes, Büsch has shared stages with important Uruguayan artists such as Pepe Guerra,[7] Mauricio Ubal, Daniel Viglietti, and the duo Larbanois – Carrero, as well as groups from other countries, such as Quilapayún.

Discography

For children

• Aserrín aserrán, las canciones de la abuela
• tuhermanaeZ
• Rondas infantiles

For adults

• Tocando el tiempo (Ediciones T.G.B. 2002)
• Por el gusto de cantar (together with Numa Moraes. Montevideo Music Group 3394-2. 2005)

References

1. "Concierto de Erika Büsch y su banda por primera vez en el Larrañaga" [Concert by Erika Büsch and Her Band for the First Time at the Larrañaga]. Diario El Pueblo (in Spanish). 14 April 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
2. "Erika Büsch, tocando el tiempo". LaRed21 (in Spanish). 14 November 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
3. "'Por el gusto de cantar': Numa Moraes y Erika Büsch en la Zitarrosa". musicauruguay.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
4. "Por el simple gusto de cantar" [Simply for the Love of Singing]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). 23 November 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
5. "Erika Büsch, la voz femenina del folklore uruguayo, presenta su concierto 'Caminos'" [Erika Büsch, the Woman's Voice of Uruguayan Folklore, Presents Her Concert 'Caminos']. LaRed21 (in Spanish). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
6. "Numa Moraes y Erika Büsch a Canadá". LaRed21 (in Spanish). 2 October 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
7. Yuliani, Jorge (4 April 2008). "Pepe Guerra, Numa Moraes y Erika Busch, hoy en el Yale" [Pepe Guerra, Numa Moraes, and Erika Büsch, Today at the Yale]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2017.

External links

• Official website