Bandcamp: http://mariacoma.bandcamp.com/
Works to date:
u_mä (2007): Studio album on duo with Pau Vallvé under the name of u_mä.
Linòleum (2009): Studio album as soloist.
Linòleum en Concert (2010): Live recordings taken during the last album's tour.
Magnòlia (2011): Secong studio album as soloist.
From her website: She has dedicated most of her life to the piano and music, performing with various artists, setting in motion musical projects, recording albums, composing soundtracks, making concerts and finally, initiating her own solo career.
This November 2011, her fourth album is freshly edited under the title “Magnòlia”. The backbone of this piece is the piano, with a more profound, mature and very cinematographic approach, beyond the sole concept of music. Including the video footage (recorded by herself in Super8), the designs, the live performances… All this, followed by three consecutive tours of her previous work: “u_mä”(2007), “Linòleum”(2009) and “Linòleum en concert”(2010).
She began at a very young age, six years old, with classical music, a birthmark in her style. Ten years later she distanced herself from classical music to study modern music and jazz focusing her efforts in singing and the piano. She continued afterwards spending a couple years with maestro Francisco Suárez digging deeper into new points of view in harmony, piano and composition.
In 2006 she self-edited her first demo “_m” (EP) , which was recorded at home. She launched in 2007 a project together with Pau Vallvé, named “u_mä”, with whom she released her first album, u_mä (Error Lo-Fi!, 2007) and also embarked a year and a half long tour, in which they had the great pleasure to be curtain openers of The Silver Mount Zion.
In October 2009 she released her second album, her first solo debut album as Maria Coma, under the title “Linòleum” (Amniòtic Records, 2009). The album has been awarded the Joan Trayté prize as in best catalan production of the year. The “Linòleum” tour went on for more than a year and a half, she preformed 60 concerts. Including performances in “Palau de la Música”, “L’Auditori de Barcelona”, opening for Patrick Watson in sala Bikini, playing at “Parc del Fòrum” during the “CruïllaBCN” festival, at the “(a)phonica” festival and at “l’Auditori del C.A.T. de Gràcia”.
Tots Els Colors
Maria Coma Lyrics
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d’uns verds i uns blaus
dels més clars que he vist mai.
On hi flota una illa
de llargs camins que em criden tant!
Diu que empassi mars, que abraci cels,
que miri lluny que a prop no en sé.
collint llavors de tots colors.
Com si sabés que sóc jo,
el mar em vol, sempre em vol.
I és que fa volar soldats de plom,
em pinta la cara amb colors.
Entén mil mirades sense esforç,
sota un cel de serenor.
Com si sabés que sóc jo,
El mar em vol, sempre em vol.
Vinc d’un mar
d’uns verds i uns blaus
dels més clars que he vist mai.
On hi flota una illa
de llargs camins que em criden tant!
Vinc d’un mar
d’uns verds i uns blaus
ben lluny del que heu vist mai!
On hi flota una illa
de llargs camins que em criden tant!
The lyrics of Maria Coma's song "Tots Els Colors" describe the experience of coming from a sea of the most beautiful blues and greens the singer has ever seen. This sea contains an island with long paths that call out to her. She is instructed to swallow seas, embrace skies, and look far away, because she does not know what is close by. The song reflects a sense of wonder and possibility, as the singer is encouraged to follow her rough sketch and gather seeds of all colors. The sea seems to know who the singer is, always calling to her and taking care of her. She sees herself as a soldier of lead, whose face is painted with colors, and whose many looks are understood effortlessly.
Line by Line Meaning
Vinc d’un mar
I come from a sea
d’uns verds i uns blaus
with greens and blues
dels més clars que he vist mai.
clearer than any I've ever seen.
On hi flota una illa
Where there's an island floating
de llargs camins que em criden tant!
with long paths calling my name!
Diu que empassi mars, que abraci cels,
It says to swallow seas, to hug skies,
que miri lluny que a prop no en sé.
to look far away because I don't know what's close.
Que segueixi el meu esbós
To follow my sketch
collint llavors de tots colors.
gathering seeds of all colors.
Com si sabés que sóc jo,
As if it knew it was me,
el mar em vol, sempre em vol.
the sea wants me, always wants me.
I és que fa volar soldats de plom,
And it makes lead soldiers fly,
em pinta la cara amb colors.
paints my face with colors.
Entén mil mirades sense esforç,
It understands a thousand looks without effort,
sota un cel de serenor.
under a calm sky.
Vinc d’un mar
I come from a sea
d’uns verds i uns blaus
with greens and blues
dels més clars que he vist mai.
clearer than any I've ever seen.
On hi flota una illa
Where there's an island floating
de llargs camins que em criden tant!
with long paths calling my name!
Vinc d’un mar
I come from a sea
d’uns verds i uns blaus
with greens and blues
ben lluny del que heu vist mai!
far away from what you have ever seen!
On hi flota una illa
Where there's an island floating
de llargs camins que em criden tant!
with long paths calling my name!
Contributed by Evan B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.