Born, raised and now well established in sunny southern Spain, Mayté Martinez recorded her first LP at the tender age of 16. Right off the bat her music was being played on the nations favourite radio stations.
La Negra Mayté en Acustico-Me da miedo de la luna (tap on any video title to open in Creation 5)
Her studies took her to the Conservatory of Music in Marbella, and that’s when she started performing at several popular Piano Bar’s. It was at these events where she shared the stage with artists such as Kool & The Gang, Heatwave, Jocelyn Brown and George Duke, to name but a few.
Uno De Los Nuestros: La Negra Mayté
Bouncing from Spain to Germany Mayté spent a few years working in Metropolis where she met Bobby Kimball from the legendary band Toto. Bobby put her in contact with Chaka Kahn and she had the opportunity to sing backing vocals in some of her concerts. From Germany she went to London where she spent time recording such tracks as Text Me for the Ministry of Sound, Groovejet (Sophie E. Bextor) and Cannot Get You Out of My Head (Kylie Minogue).
Mayte accompanied Pasión Vega on her Queen of Pay Pay tour (2007) with backing vocals, and the following tour Gracias a la vida (2009) as part of the choir and minor percussion. She also participated in the DVD Passion in Buenos Aires recorded at the National Theatre of Argentina.
Currently, going by her stage name La Negra Mayté, she has immersed herself into her next recording job, purely focused on the Neo Soul genre, her happy place.
THE LEON PROJECT – Lounge State Of Mind – Ft. La Negra Mayté & Chandé
La Negra Mayté chose our Sunday Sessions this week:
1-Whitney Houston & Stevie Wonder Live From Arsenio Hall Show ‘We Didn’t Know’ 1990
“My two soulful music inspirations in my live music career.”
2-Pedro Aznar – Dream Of The Return (Pat Metheny) Live
“One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, still can’t sing it because I get very emotional!”
3-My Funny Valentine – Chaka Khan
“My Special song for my husband and I, also a great artist who I adore and once had the opportunity to do backing vocals for her, one of my dreams come true!”
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