Cynthia Alexander (b. Cynthia Veronica Ayala, 1971) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist originally from the Philippines.
Career She has performed on local and international stages including the Rainforest World Music Festival in Malaysia, the Jack Daniel's World Music Tour in Singapore and the Southeast Asian Night Market Festival in New Zealand. She also played gongs and electric bass in foreign engagements (India, U.S., Japan, Canada) with Joey Ayala at ang Bagong Lumad.
As an indie artist, she has released four albums, and is involved in a wide variety of music projects. She composed the eclectic musical score for the Ballet Philippines production, "Wagas", for which she fused electronic, industrial, indigenous, contemporary and pop elements into a cohesive work.
Cynthia is also a self-taught visual artist. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington. She is the sibling of folk-rock singer-songwriter Joey Ayala.
Recordings This is a listing of her solo and collaboration albums. She has collaborated many times with her brother, Joey Ayala. Year Album Artist/Group Genre Label Catalogue No. 1991 Hayp Hayp Rock Wea Records / Universal Records CDP-94,611 1996 Insomnia & Other Lullabyes Cynthia Alexander Rock, Folk, World, & Country Dypro Records CD-DYP 86/257-2 / ASIN:B01HV0G95Q 2000 Rippingyarns Cynthia Alexander ASIN:B01DAKBSBQ 2003 Remix 2004 Sita & Rama: Papet Ramayana (Mga Awit) Teatrong Mulat Theatrical soundtrack 2005 Comet's Tail Cynthia Alexander ASIN:B01DHI2K22 2005 Mga Awit ng Magdaragat Joey Ayala Universal Records ASIN:B016V5Y9BS 2008 Pasasalamat 2009 Walk Down the Road Cynthia Alexander Rock, Folk, World, & Country Matrix / Runout: 9050701 2010 Palay, Bigas, Kanin Joey Ayala 2011 HUMANFOLK Humanfolk World music MCA Music (Philippines) UPC:00600753330432 2018 Even Such Is Time Cynthia Alexander Tacoma ASIN:B07VD18GYW
Awards and nominations
Year Award giving body Category Nominated work Results1989Yamaha Band Explosion National Finals Hayp19891989 World Band ExplosionBest Bass Player Hayp1998Katha Music AwardsAlbum of the YearInsomnia & Other Lullabyes1998Katha Music AwardsRecord of the YearHello Baby1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Vocal PerformanceComfort in Your Strangeness1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Vocal PerformanceHello Baby1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Vocal PerformanceMalaya1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music Vocal PerformanceSlippin' Away1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music SongComfort in Your Strangeness1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music SongHello Baby1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music SongSlippin' Away1998Katha Music AwardsBest Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying VocalsHello Baby1998Katha Music AwardsBest Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying VocalsInsomnia1998Katha Music AwardsBest Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying VocalsMalaya 1998 Katha Music Awards Producer of the Year 1998Katha Music AwardsBest Alternative Music AlbumInsomnia & Other Lullabyes1998Katha Music AwardsBest New Artist AwardInsomnia & Other Lullabyes2001NU Rock AwardsSong of the Year"Motorbykle" 2002 Katha Music Awards Song of the Year Kawikaan 2002 Katha Music Awards Best World Music Composition Kawikaan 2002 Katha Music Awards Best World Music Vocal Kawikaan 2004NU Rock AwardsRock Female Icon 2005 NU Rock Awards Guitarist of the Year 2005 NU Rock Awards Producer of the Year "Comet's Tail" 2008 Golden Screen Awards Best Original Song "Comfort In Your Strangeness" from the Still Life soundtrack 2011 Metropop Song Festival Best World Music Composition Kawikaan 2012 Awit Awards Best Jazz Recording (HUMANFOLK) Para Sa Tao 2012 Awit Awards Best World Music Recording (HUMANFOLK) Para Sa Tao 2015 Jack Daniel's Indie Music Awards Jack Daniel’s On Stage Indie Icon Award 2018 PMPC Star Awards Acoustic Album of the Year Even Such Is Time 2018 PMPC Star Awards Female Acoustic Artist of the Year Even Such Is Time
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