Biography

Xiomara Torres, born on July 18, 1989, in Guapi, Cauca, is a renowned singer and interpreter of music from the southern Colombian Pacific. She recently became a Latin Grammy winner for her participation in Los Nuevos Canticuentos, a children's song project featuring artists such as Nidia Góngora, Carlos Vives, and other prominent figures in Colombian music.

She currently resides in New York, where she is one of the most sought-after vocalists, performing regularly in Europe and New York. Xiomara leads her own projects performing folkloric Pacific Coast music. She is the new singer for the Afro-Peruvian fusion group Festejation. Xiomara performs with the Pacific Coast fusion ensemble Suena Cimarrón, based in Philadelphia. She is also the lead vocalist for the fusion group Pixvae in France, touring frequently with them.

She won the "La Voz del Mar" competition in Juanchaco, which led her to Cali in 2011 and later inspired the title of her debut album. In 2022, she released her debut album, respectively titled La Voz del Mar, which topped charts and gained international attention.

Xiomara has performed multiple times at the prestigious Petronio Álvarez Festival, including:

  • 2014-2015 – "Mano e' Currulao," presented by the Instituto Popular de Cultura de Cali.
  • 2015 – With the group Pura Sangre.
  • 2017, 2018, 2019 – With Proyecto Selva de Guapi.
  • 2021 – With Esteban Kopete.
  • 2022 – Tribute to Afro-Latin Voices, alongside Toto La Momposina, Susana Baca, Zully Murillo, and Nidia Góngora.
  • 2022 – With the Traditional Chirimía Ensemble of Chocó.

Throughout her career, she has been part of various cultural projects, traditional groups, and fusion ensembles from the Pacific, including:

Toto La Momposina, Susana Baca, Zully Murillo, Grupo Gualajo, Nidia Góngora, La Pacifican Power, Grupo Naidy, Kenyáta, Canalón de Timbiquí, Voces de La Marea, Pixvae (France), Grupo Neblinas del Pacífico, Grupo Sajo, Grupo Joricamba, Grupo La Balsada, Grupo Jolgorio Folklórico, Grupo Caña Flecha, Grupo de Danzas Universidad Libre, Grupo Manglares de Pradera, Cantadoras del Pacífico, Grupo Remanso, Grupo Manigua, Las Guaracheras, Jaunkita y su Tambó Nativo, and Ari Hoenig (USA).