Berta Rojas

Berta Rojas
Background information
Birth nameBerta Rojas
Born (1966-09-23) 23 September 1966 (age 58)
Asunción, Paraguay
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Musician, professor
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1992–present
LabelsOn Music Recordings
WebsiteBerta Rojas

Berta Rojas (born 23 September 1966[1]) is a Paraguayan classical guitarist. She was awarded a Latin Grammy for her album "Legado" (2022) in the category of "Best Classical Album". The same album received another statuette for "Best Contemporary Classical Contemporary Composition" for Anido's Portrait, written by Sergio Assad. She has been nominated to the Latin Grammy on three other occasions: In 2012 she was nominated for Best Instrumental Album in the Latin Grammys for her album "Día y Medio (A Day and a Half)" which she recorded with Paquito D'Rivera.[2] For her album "Salsa Roja", she was nominated at the 2014 Latin Grammy Awards in the category of Best Classical Album.[3] She got her third nomination in the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards for Best Tango Album for her album "History of Tango", which she recorded with the iconic Camerata Bariloche.[4]

  1. ^ "La artista paraguaya, guitarrista por excelencia, Berta Rojas, cumple hoy 51 años". www.radio1000.com.py. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Berta Rojas, nominada al Grammy Latino". Diario ABC Color (in Spanish). 25 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ^ "The Latin Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2014..." The Hornet. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Berta nuevamente nominada a un Grammy Latino". ultimahora.com. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2019.