Cynthia Alexander

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Cynthia Alexander
Birth nameCynthia Veronica Ayala
Born1971
OriginPhilippines
Genres World music
Occupation(s)musical performer, singer-songwriter, recording artist, Art of Living teacher, visual artist
Instrument(s)vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, agong, percussion
Website www.cynthialexander.com

Cynthia Alexander [1] [2] (b. Cynthia Veronica Ayala, 1971) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist originally from the Philippines. She has performed on local [3] [4] [5] and international stages including the Rainforest World Music Festival [6] in Malaysia, the Jack Daniel's World Music Tour [7] [8] in Singapore and the Southeast Asian Night Market Festival in New Zealand. She also played gongs and electric bass in foreign engagements (India, U.S., Japan, Canada) with Joey Ayala at ang Bagong Lumad.

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As an indie artist, she has released four albums, and is involved in a wide variety of music projects. She composed the eclectic musical score for the Ballet Philippines production, "Wagas", [9] [10] [11] [12] for which she fused electronic, industrial, indigenous, contemporary and pop elements into a cohesive work.

Cynthia is also a self-taught visual artist. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington. [13] She is the sibling of folk-rock singer-songwriter Joey Ayala.

Recordings

This is a listing of her solo and collaboration albums. She has collaborated many times with her brother, Joey Ayala.

YearAlbumArtist/GroupGenreLabelCatalogue No.
1991HaypHaypRockWea Records / Universal RecordsCDP-94,611
1996 Insomnia & Other Lullabyes Cynthia AlexanderRock, Folk, World, & Country Dypro Records CD-DYP 86/257-2 / ASIN:B01HV0G95Q
2000Rippingyarns [14] Cynthia AlexanderASIN:B01DAKBSBQ
2003Remix
2004Sita & Rama: Papet Ramayana (Mga Awit) [15] Teatrong MulatTheatrical soundtrack
2005Comet's Tail [16] Cynthia AlexanderASIN:B01DHI2K22
2005Mga Awit ng Magdaragat Joey Ayala Universal RecordsASIN:B016V5Y9BS
2008Pasasalamat
2009 Walk Down the Road [17] [18] Cynthia AlexanderRock, Folk, World, & CountryMatrix / Runout: 9050701
2010Palay, Bigas, Kanin [19] [20] Joey Ayala
2011 HUMANFOLK Humanfolk [21] World music MCA Music (Philippines) UPC:00600753330432
2018Even Such Is Time [22] [23] [24] Cynthia AlexanderTacomaASIN:B07VD18GYW

Awards and nominations

YearAward Giving BodyCategoryNominated WorkResults
1989Yamaha Band Explosion National Finals [25] HaypWon
19891989 World Band Explosion [25] Best Bass PlayerHaypWon
1998Katha Music AwardsAlbum of the Year [26] Insomnia & Other LullabyesNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsRecord of the Year [26] Hello BabyNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Vocal Performance [26] Comfort in Your StrangenessNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Vocal Performance [26] Hello BabyNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Vocal Performance [26] MalayaNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Vocal Performance [26] Slippin' AwayNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Song [26] Comfort in Your StrangenessNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Song [26] Hello BabyNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Song [26] Slippin' AwayNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals [26] Hello BabyNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals [26] InsomniaNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals [26] MalayaNominated
1998Katha Music AwardsProducer of the Year (shared with Maly Angres) [26] —Nominated
1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Album [27] Insomnia & Other LullabyesWon
1998Katha Music AwardsBest New Artist Award [27] Insomnia & Other LullabyesWon
2001 NU Rock Awards Song of the Year [28] "Motorbykle"Won
2002Katha Music AwardsSong of the Year [29] KawikaanNominated
2002Katha Music AwardsBest World Music Composition [29] KawikaanNominated
2002Katha Music AwardsBest World Music Vocal [29] KawikaanNominated
2004 NU Rock Awards Rock Female Icon [25] —Won
2005 NU Rock Awards Guitarist of the Year [25] —Won
2005 NU Rock Awards Producer of the Year (shared with Angee Rozul) [25] "Comet's Tail"Won
2008Golden Screen AwardsBest Original Song"Comfort In Your Strangeness" from the Still Life soundtrackWon
2011 Metropop Song Festival Best World Music Composition [25] KawikaanNominated
2012 Awit Awards Best Jazz Recording (HUMANFOLK) Para Sa Tao Nominated
2012 Awit Awards Best World Music Recording (HUMANFOLK) [27] Para Sa Tao Won
2015Jack Daniel's Indie Music AwardsJack Daniel’s On Stage Indie Icon Award [30] [25] —Won
2018PMPC Star AwardsAcoustic Album of the Year [31] Even Such Is TimeNominated
2018PMPC Star AwardsFemale Acoustic Artist of the Year [31] Even Such Is TimeNominated


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  8. ↑ "IN PHOTOS: Cynthia Alexander performs at Jack Daniels Indie Music Awards". Rappler. 19 April 2015.
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  11. ↑ "Ballet Philippines' "Pusong Wagas" perfect for Valentine's weekend". When In Manila. 2012-01-25.
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  13. ↑ "Seattle by way of Manila: Musician Cynthia Alexander". Hyphen Magazine. 2013-03-19.
  14. ↑ Rippingyarns - Cynthia Alexander | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
  15. ↑ Sita & Rama: papet Ramayana : mga awit, Quezon City: Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, 2005, OCLC   301661796
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  22. ↑ "'Even Such Is Time': A much-awaited album". Inquirer Lifestyle. 2018-01-20.
  23. ↑ "Cynthia Alexander's sound endures change in her new album". cnn.
  24. ↑ "The return of Cynthia Alexander". www.bworldonline.com. 18 January 2018.
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