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Layla Angulo, born March 12, 1980 and known professionally by the mononym Layla, is an American saxophonist, composer, singer, band director, and recording artist specializing in Latin music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/layla-angulo/biography/ )〕 Layla was born to a Greek mother and an Irish-American father.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.enlacedigital.com.do/index.php/cultura/dialogo-enlazado/item/6768-layla-angulo-%C2%A8creo-que-ofrezco-un-sabor-diferente-especialmente-como-mujer%C2%A8.html )〕 Her grandfather's upright bass playing inspired her to learn the saxophone at an early age.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://articles.courant.com/2012-07-20/entertainment/hc-layla-jazz-festival-0719-20120719_1_stan-getz-classical-music-jazz-eminences )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/espanol/2014/01/15/una-nueva-voz-para-la-salsa-con-la-estadounidense-layla-angulo/ )〕 Layla's first released album, ''Live at The Triple Door'', was recorded at the noted Seattle theater and released in 2005. The album's first single ''Que Te Vaya Bien'' was Top 10 for three months on OurStage〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ourstage.com/layla )〕 and reached semi-finalist position in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC). "La Rumbera"—also from ''Live at the Triple Door''—received ISC Honorable Mention in 2006.〔(ISC 2006 Winners )〕 The album received warm reviews from Seattle Times〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060324&slug=jazz24 )〕 and Chip Boaz's Latin Jazz Corner.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.chipboaz.com/blog/2008/01/09/focusing-the-spotlight-a-little-more-about-layla-angulo/ )〕 ''Mientras'' was Layla's second album, recorded in New York with Arturo O’Farrill, Oscar Estagnaro, Tony Escapa, and Dario Escanazi. Released in 2008, ''Mientras'' was Editors Pick at Descarga.com〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/review080723 )〕 and was lauded by critics such as Michael G. Nastos at All Music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mientras-mw0001270877 )〕 Layla moved to New York City in 2009, subsequently spending a year on tour with reggaeton artist Don Omar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://rumberos.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47607:layla-angulo-en-el-1-del-national-latin-record-pool&catid=111&Itemid=148 )〕 Her third album ''TriAngulo'' yielded a single, "No Se Como Olvidarte" that rose to #16 on the Billboard Tropical Charts.〔(Billboard Tropical Chart )〕 "Estrella," another song from the same album, reached semi-finalist position in the 2014 ISC.〔(ISC 2014 semi-finalists )〕 A third song from ''TriAngulo'' ("La Pelicula") reached #1 in the National Latin Record Pool.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.latintrends.com/alex-diaz-layla-angulo-at-salsa-groove-fridays-at-sobs/ )〕 On March 24, 2015 the International Songwriting Competition announced its 2014 Finalists, including Layla's song ''Dame Todo''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners )〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Layla Angulo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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