Kimmel Center Blog

Tania Libertad

Tania Libertad was born in a small town in Northern Peru to a Portuguese father and Peruvian mother of indigenous and Spanish descent. Growing up on the coast, Libertad was also nurtured by the vibrant Afro-Peruvian culture. All of these influences helped to create Tania Libertad's unique sound. Pulitizer prize-winning author Jose Saramago says of Libertad, "The first time I heard Tania Libertad sing, it was a revelation from on high--from a place where only a naked voice might go, along in the world, unaccompanied by any instrument. Tania was singing the Rafael Alberti composition, 'La Paloma' acapella, and each note touched a string in my soul until I was completely dazzled."