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Newen Tahiel(Carlos Maza)
Carlos Maza en 2015
Carlos Maza en 2015
Born (1974-03-28) March 28, 1974 (age 50)
NationalityChileno
Occupation(s)Piano and composer
FamilyAna Carla Maza Sierra and Camila Maza Sierra
Websitewww.newentahiel.com

Carlos Maza (Newen Tahiel), born in 1974 in Lautaro (Chile), is a Chilean composer and multi-instrumentalist.

Biography[edit]

Carlos Maza (Newen Tahiel), of Mapuche origin ('people of the land'), was born in Lautaro, 600 kilometers south of Santiago de Chile. His father, a supporter of President Allende, is then imprisoned for two years. In 1975, his family fled the Pinochet regime and went into exile in France for a few years before settling in Cuba in 1980.

In the same year, his mother takes him to Guanabacoa, a suburb of Havana, where he follows free music classes at the conservatory to study piano. He began composing at the age of 11[1] and performed in public at a very young age, performing his own music, especially in 1990 and 1991 at the Havana International Jazz Festival. His first album, recorded when he was 17, was released in 1993. Some of the older musicians he admires include Brazilian Hermeto Pascoal and Egberto Gismonti.

In the 2000s, he settled in Tarragona and played regularly in France. On the occasion of the creation of his 24 Mapuche Preludes for solo piano, inspired by the preludes of Bach, Chopin, Debussy and Villa-Lobos, Carlos Maza, committed to his roots, adds the Mapuche surname of 'Newen Tahiel' [2] to his name.

Transcending genres, Carlos Maza (Newen Tahiel) fuses jazz, classical music and various Latin American popular music, such as Argentine tango, Son cubano, Mexican huapango, Peruvian huayno or Brazilian samba. He has made notable tributes to Tupac Katari and Víctor Jara.

His compositions are performed in various ways, whether solo, in duet, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, jazz big band, or even by a chamber orchestra. Carlos Maza (Newen Tahiel) plays the piano, guitar (6, 10, and 17 strings), and the traditional pifilca flute.

The plastic artist Norton Maza[3] is his brother (born in 1971), and the cellist and singer Ana Carla Maza[4] is his daughter.

Albums[edit]

Carlos Maza (Newen Tahiel) at the Convergencias Festival in La Ciotat, August 2017.
  • Donde Estoy, solo, label Musiquémo, 1993
  • Zapato Kiko, Carlos Maza grupo, label Emi, 1994
  • Nostalgia, solo, label Emi, 1995
  • Tierra Fertil, trio, label Emarcy, 2000
  • Fidelidad, label Emarcy, 2002
  • Salvedad, label Indigo, 2003
  • Chocala, label Harmonia Mundi, 2004
  • Musica de Esperanza, Carlos Maza y orquesta de camara de La Habana, label Lautaro, 2010
  • Trotamundo, solo, label Lautaro, 2010
  • En Familia, trio, label Lautaro, 2010
  • Quererte, 2010, label Lautaro, 2010
  • Le repos des saltimbanques, solo, La Buissonne, 2012
  • Pueblo del Sol, Carlos Maza & familia, quintet, Lautaro, 2012
  • ¿ Y Si volvemos a empezar ?, Newen Tahiel, familia sexteto, Lautaro, 2015
  • Préludes Mapuches, Carlos Maza & Newen Tahiel, label Laborie, 2016
  • Todo es relativo, Carlos Maza - Newen Tahie, familia septeto, Lautaro, 2017
  • Maza & Nino Dúo, Carlos Maza – Newen Tahiel & Nino de Luca, 2018
  • Quartet Català, Newen Tahiel & Cuarteto Catalán, 2018
  • Preludios Mapuches, Newen Tahiel & 24 Preludios Mapuches, 2019
  • Canto por Chile, Carlos Maza – Newen Tahiel, 2020
  • Todo Pasa, Camila Maza & Newen Tahiel, 2021
  • Tren de Cercanías, Carlos Maza – Newen Tahiel, 2022
  • Proyecto Gandhi, Carlos Maza – Newen Tahiel, 2023
  • El Mundo al revés, Carlos Maza – Newen Tahiel, 2023

Films[edit]

  • Jazz en Porquerolles, director Frank Cassenti, 2013
  • Carlos Maza, The energy of the free man, documentary by Frank Cassenti, Oléofilms Production, 2014 (53 min)

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ « Carlos Maza: Biography », on musiquemo.free.fr (consulted on December 11, 2023).
  2. ^ « LABEL LABORIE JAZZ - Productions - Preludes Mapuches », on www.laboriejazz.fr/en/ (consulted on December 11, 2023).
  3. ^ « Norton Maza | Visual Artist », on nortonmaza.com (consulted on December 11, 2023).
  4. ^ Franck Feret, « Ana Carla Maza », on www.jmp.fr/en/ (consulted on December 11, 2023).

External links[edit]

Category:Mapuche Category:1974 births Category:Multi-instrumentalists Category:Chilean composers Category:Jazz pianists Category:Chilean pianists