Cynthia Alexander

Cynthia Alexander^[1]^[2] (b. Cynthia Veronica Ayala, 1971) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist originally from the Philippines. She has performed on local^[3]^[4]^[5] and international stages including the Rainforest World Music Festival^[6] in Malaysia, the Jack Daniel's World Music Tour^[7]^[8] 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.

Cynthia Alexander
Birth name	Cynthia Veronica Ayala
Born	1971
Origin	Philippines
Genres	World music
Occupation(s)	musical performer, singer-songwriter, recording artist, Art of Living teacher, visual artist
Instrument(s)	vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, agong, percussion

Website	www.cynthialexander.com

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",^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] 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.^[13] 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^[14]	Cynthia Alexander			ASIN:B01DAKBSBQ
2003	Remix
2004	Sita & Rama: Papet Ramayana (Mga Awit)^[15]	Teatrong Mulat	Theatrical soundtrack
2005	Comet's Tail^[16]	Cynthia Alexander			ASIN:B01DHI2K22
2005	Mga Awit ng Magdaragat	Joey Ayala		Universal Records	ASIN:B016V5Y9BS
2008	Pasasalamat
2009	Walk Down the Road^[17]^[18]	Cynthia Alexander	Rock, Folk, World, & Country		Matrix / Runout: 9050701
2010	Palay, Bigas, Kanin^[19]^[20]	Joey Ayala
2011	HUMANFOLK	Humanfolk^[21]	World music	MCA Music (Philippines)	UPC:00600753330432
2018	Even Such Is Time^[22]^[23]^[24]	Cynthia Alexander		Tacoma	ASIN:B07VD18GYW

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
1989	Yamaha Band Explosion National Finals^[25]		Hayp	Won
1989	1989 World Band Explosion^[25]	Best Bass Player	Hayp	Won
1998	Katha Music Awards	Album of the Year^[26]	Insomnia & Other Lullabyes	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Record of the Year^[26]	Hello Baby	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Alternative Music Vocal Performance^[26]	Comfort in Your Strangeness	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Alternative Music Vocal Performance^[26]	Hello Baby	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Alternative Music Vocal Performance^[26]	Malaya	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Alternative Music Vocal Performance^[26]	Slippin' Away	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Alternative Music Song^[26]	Comfort in Your Strangeness	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Alternative Music Song^[26]	Hello Baby	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Alternative Music Song^[26]	Slippin' Away	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals^[26]	Hello Baby	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals^[26]	Insomnia	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals^[26]	Malaya	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Producer of the Year (shared with Maly Angres)^[26]	—	Nominated
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best Alternative Music Album^[27]	Insomnia & Other Lullabyes	Won
1998	Katha Music Awards	Best New Artist Award^[27]	Insomnia & Other Lullabyes	Won
2001	NU Rock Awards	Song of the Year^[28]	"Motorbykle"	Won
2002	Katha Music Awards	Song of the Year^[29]	Kawikaan	Nominated
2002	Katha Music Awards	Best World Music Composition^[29]	Kawikaan	Nominated
2002	Katha Music Awards	Best World Music Vocal^[29]	Kawikaan	Nominated
2004	NU Rock Awards	Rock Female Icon^[25]	—	Won
2005	NU Rock Awards	Guitarist of the Year^[25]	—	Won
2005	NU Rock Awards	Producer of the Year (shared with Angee Rozul)^[25]	"Comet's Tail"	Won
2008	Golden Screen Awards	Best Original Song	"Comfort In Your Strangeness" from the Still Life soundtrack	Won
2011	Metropop Song Festival	Best World Music Composition^[25]	Kawikaan	Nominated
2012	Awit Awards	Best Jazz Recording (HUMANFOLK)	Para Sa Tao	Nominated
2012	Awit Awards	Best World Music Recording (HUMANFOLK)^[27]	Para Sa Tao	Won
2015	Jack Daniel's Indie Music Awards	Jack Daniel’s On Stage Indie Icon Award^[30]^[25]	—	Won
2018	PMPC Star Awards	Acoustic Album of the Year^[31]	Even Such Is Time	Nominated
2018	PMPC Star Awards	Female Acoustic Artist of the Year^[31]	Even Such Is Time	Nominated

References

^ "Cynthia Alexander | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ "Cynthia Alexander's intimate send-off". Inquirer Lifestyle. 2012-06-22.
^ "Cynthia Alexander to perform in Manila on April 17". cnn.
^ siopaotonic (2012-07-11). "Fete dela Musique: Cynthia Alexander plays with Brigada". Rocel Z Dantoc. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
^ "Fete de la Musique 2020 is happening online". Rappler.
^ "Singing in the Rain(forest)". philstar.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
^ "Cynthia Alexander's first gig in Metro Manila | Coconuts Manila Manila". Coconuts. 2015-04-20.
^ "IN PHOTOS: Cynthia Alexander performs at Jack Daniels Indie Music Awards". Rappler.
^ "Ballet Philippines presents Pusong Wagas". Philstar.com.
^ "Pusong Wagas - Runthru Dance Magazine". sites.google.com.
^ "Ballet Philippines' "Pusong Wagas" perfect for Valentine's weekend". When In Manila. 2012-01-25.
^ "Ballet Philippines' Pusong Wagas". www.digibox.com.ph.
^ "Seattle by way of Manila: Musician Cynthia Alexander". Hyphen Magazine. 2013-03-19.
^ Rippingyarns - Cynthia Alexander | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
^ Sita & Rama: papet Ramayana : mga awit, Quezon City: Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, 2005, OCLC 301661796
^ "Synergy at Conspiracy". The Manila Times: Life and Times. 2007-01-07. p. C2.
^ Abunda, Boy. "Walking down the road with Cynthia Alexander". Philstar.com.
^ PH, One Music. "#Throwback: These OPM albums turn 10 years old in 2019!". One Music PH.
^ "Nadera's lecture and lyrics about rice – The Manila Times". www.manilatimes.net. 11 July 2010.
^ https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-times/20100226/282003258584048 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Jazz, All About. "Humanfolk music @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians.
^ "'Even Such Is Time': A much-awaited album". Inquirer Lifestyle. 2018-01-20.
^ "Cynthia Alexander's sound endures change in her new album". cnn.
^ "The return of Cynthia Alexander". www.bworldonline.com. 18 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Pagdiriwang Festival Cynthia Alexander". pagdiriwang.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "GRACE NONO, CYNTHIA ALEXANDER, AND KULAY SWEEP KATHA AWARDS NOMINATIONS". www.oocities.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c "All in the Family 3". www.bworldonline.com. 24 January 2019.
^ 2006-03-25. Archived from the original on 2006-03-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gil, Baby A. "The Katha nominees". Philstar.com.
^ "Cynthia Alexander waxes nostalgic - Filipino Journal". 11 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b "FULL LIST: Nominees, PMPC Star Awards for Music 2017-2018". Rappler. 22 August 2018.

External links

Cynthia Alexander at IMDb
Cynthia Alexander at Last.fm
Hayp at Last.fm

[1] "Cynthia Alexander | Biography & History". AllMusic.

[2] "Cynthia Alexander's intimate send-off". Inquirer Lifestyle. 2012-06-22.

[3] "Cynthia Alexander to perform in Manila on April 17". cnn.

[4] siopaotonic (2012-07-11). "Fete dela Musique: Cynthia Alexander plays with Brigada". Rocel Z Dantoc. Retrieved 2021-04-21.

[5] "Fete de la Musique 2020 is happening online". Rappler.

[6] "Singing in the Rain(forest)". philstar.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.

[7] "Cynthia Alexander's first gig in Metro Manila | Coconuts Manila Manila". Coconuts. 2015-04-20.

[8] "IN PHOTOS: Cynthia Alexander performs at Jack Daniels Indie Music Awards". Rappler.

[9] "Ballet Philippines presents Pusong Wagas". Philstar.com.

[10] "Pusong Wagas - Runthru Dance Magazine". sites.google.com.

[11] "Ballet Philippines' "Pusong Wagas" perfect for Valentine's weekend". When In Manila. 2012-01-25.

[12] "Ballet Philippines' Pusong Wagas". www.digibox.com.ph.

[13] "Seattle by way of Manila: Musician Cynthia Alexander". Hyphen Magazine. 2013-03-19.

[14] Rippingyarns - Cynthia Alexander | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic

[15] Sita & Rama: papet Ramayana : mga awit, Quezon City: Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, 2005, OCLC 301661796

[16] "Synergy at Conspiracy". The Manila Times: Life and Times. 2007-01-07. p. C2.

[17] Abunda, Boy. "Walking down the road with Cynthia Alexander". Philstar.com.

[18] PH, One Music. "#Throwback: These OPM albums turn 10 years old in 2019!". One Music PH.

[19] "Nadera's lecture and lyrics about rice – The Manila Times". www.manilatimes.net. 11 July 2010.

[20] ttps://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-times/20100226/282003258584048 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[21] Jazz, All About. "Humanfolk music @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians.

[22] "'Even Such Is Time': A much-awaited album". Inquirer Lifestyle. 2018-01-20.

[23] "Cynthia Alexander's sound endures change in her new album". cnn.

[24] "The return of Cynthia Alexander". www.bworldonline.com. 18 January 2018.

[pagdiriwang-25] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Pagdiriwang Festival Cynthia Alexander". pagdiriwang.

[1998katha-26] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "GRACE NONO, CYNTHIA ALEXANDER, AND KULAY SWEEP KATHA AWARDS NOMINATIONS". www.oocities.org.

[inthefamily-27] "All in the Family 3". www.bworldonline.com. 24 January 2019.

[28] 2006-03-25. Archived from the original on 2006-03-25.

[2002katha-29] Gil, Baby A. "The Katha nominees". Philstar.com.

[30] "Cynthia Alexander waxes nostalgic - Filipino Journal". 11 May 2015.

[2018star-31] "FULL LIST: Nominees, PMPC Star Awards for Music 2017-2018". Rappler. 22 August 2018.

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