Montserrat Pratdesaba was born at St Quirze de Besora (Catalonia-Spain) in 1963, and was nicknamed Big Mama at Barcelona's legendary "La Cova del Drac" club where her career and love for the Blues began. With only 6 years she studied piano and at age 12 she started with the guitar. Big Mama Montse is telecom engineer specialist in image and sound and has been working for 6 years in the Catalan Television (TV3) but she decided to leave that job to pursue music professionally. Since then she has been strongly committed to the Blues, singing in numerous concerts and festivals. She has coproduced 20 records and a long list of collaborations on albums in which she has participated. In addition, Big Mama's career has been related to educational work, by offering countless concerts to initiate children and adults in the Blues. She has been a musical journalist of the French magazine Blues & Co betweem 2008-16. Her artistry has also had international impact, as Putumayo Records included "No way out", a song by Big Mama & Victor Uris, for the compilation "Blues Around The World" which also featured international artists such as Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur, Eric Bibb, Habib Koitié, etc. She is the President of the Barcelona Blues Society, Vicepresident of the Association of Professional Musicians from Catalunya - Musicat and member of the Board of the AIE (Artistas/Intérpretes y Ejecutantes de España) and of the UMP (Unión de Músicos Profesionales). Between 2013-16 she's been one of the 12 members of the Board of the European Blues Union. On 2013, Montserrat Pratdesaba celebrated her 25th Anniversary as Big Mama on tour with the band Taller de Músics All Stars and in 2018 she commemorated 3 Decades in the Blues with her 30's Band. On 2015 she receives the award "Jazzterrassaman" by Terrassa International Jazz Festival. She has also received the Capibola Blues Award 2010 by Barcelona Blues Festival, an ukelele for her 25th Anniversary as Big Mama by Barcelona Blues Society, Honorific Member by Rubí Blues Society on 2015 and Girona Blues Society on 2016, Artist BluesCat 2007, "Dones d´Enllaç" Award 2008, "Best Jazz Album1994" by Radio4, Finalist as "Best Jazz Album" by SGAE and AIE at III Premios de la Música, Finalist of the Bands Challenge by Getxo International Jazz Festival 1991, La Nota de Santa Cecilia 2019 Award by the Association Musicat, etc.
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Credits:
"Liba" Villavecchia - Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Santi Úrsul - Bass
Caspar St. Charles - Drums
Amadeu Casas - Guitar
Dani Nel·lo - Harmonica, Tenor Saxophone
August Tharrats - Piano
Big Mama - Vocals
Tracklist:
01. Everyday I Have The Blues 04:38
02. Woke Up This Morning 04:27
03. I Need Your Love So Bad 07:02
04. Born Under A Bad Sign 03:29
05. Madison Blues 03:12
06. Blues, Blues, Blues 03:11
07. Flip, Flop & Fly 02:57
08. All Your Love 03:56
09. My Babe's Got A Bad Feet 03:06
10. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 03:44
11. Killing Floor 04:19
12. I Just Can't Be Satisfied 03:53
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