Alejandra
“Just a few times in life, perhaps only once, you can meet such a voice, which hits every fiber you have in your body ”
“I want the aching of a melody… ”
Origins
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Ribera cut her teeth playing a weekly residency at The Cameron House (often described as “Toronto’s CBGB’s meets the Chelsea Hotel”. Within a year she was discovered by CBC Radio who made a national broadcast of her sold-out debut concert at Hugh’s Room. Her first album garnered her Independent Song of the Year Award from SOCAN (Canada’s PRS) as well as international accolades from NPR, Les Inrocks (France), and was nominated for the German Record Critic’s Prize 2016. Her rendition of The Proclaimers ‘I’m gonna be (500 Miles)'' was featured on NBC’s “The Blacklist”.
Following the release of ‘La Boca’, Ribera toured Europe extensively, opening for longtime friend Arthur H throughout France as well as Melody Gardot at the iconic L’Olympia in Paris. Her introspective sophomore album ‘This Island’ was met with further acclaim on both sides of the pond … “It has the makings of a timeless classic” CBC. Throughout her career Ribera has shared stages with Rufus Wainwright, António Zambujo, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Ron Sexsmith, Patrick Watson and Chilly Gonzalez to name a few.
In 2021 she collaborated with Sebastien Hoog on his original songs for Cyril Dion’s environmental documentary ‘Animal’ featuring Jane Goodall. She is featured on JS William’s 2022 album ‘Twelve Circles, The Break, The Cast’.