Roxana Amed

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ROXANA AMED, vocalist, composer, producer, and educator

Latin GRAMMY® nominee, member of NARAS® and LARAS®, and Gardel Award winner, Roxana Amed is a renowned Argentine jazz artist born in Buenos Aires and based in the United States. A composer, author, producer, and educator, her work blends South American folk traditions with art rock and modern jazz. Her unique artistic approach has been praised by GRAMMY.com, highlighting her “artistic vision, understanding of her place in the cultural space, and her ability to move between worlds.”

Considered by critics, audiences, and peers as one of the most important voices in contemporary South American music, Amed has gained recognition both in Latin America and internationally.

Her early works include the albums Limbo (2004) and Entremundos (2006), created in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Pedro Aznar (former member of the Pat Metheny Group). These were followed by notable productions such as Cinemateca Finlandesa (2010), a duo with pianist Adrián Iaies (Latin GRAMMY® nominee), Inocencia (2011), and La sombra de su sombra (2012), with pianist and composer Frank Carlberg, featuring original music based on poems by Alejandra Pizarnik. In 2019, she released Instantáneas, a live-in-studio recording.

In April 2021, she released Ontology with her ensemble led by pianist Martin Bejerano, performing compositions by Wayne Shorter, Alberto Ginastera, Miles Davis, and original works. The album made a significant impact on the international jazz scene.

In August 2021, she was awarded the prestigious “New Jazz Works” grant by Chamber Music America, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. That same year, Ontology was nominated for two Latin GRAMMY® Awards: Best Jazz/Jazz Latin Album and Best Arrangement. In 2022, the album won the Gardel Award for Best Jazz Album—the first time in 19 years that a vocalist and producer received this honor.

In April 2023, Amed was the only U.S.-based artist invited to perform at the Jazzahead! international jazz fair in Bremen, Germany, where her performance was met with great enthusiasm. That same year, she received new Gardel Award and Latin GRAMMY® nominations for her album Unánime, in the Best Jazz Album category. Her work was once again praised by specialized press in the U.S., Europe, and Argentina.

Unánime brought together renowned artists from across Ibero-America, including Chucho Valdés (Cuba), Niño Josele (Spain), Pedro Aznar (Argentina), Chico Pinheiro (Brazil), Julio Reyes Copello (Colombia), Tony Succar (Peru), and Linda Briceño (Venezuela). The album celebrates works by historic and contemporary composers such as Ignacio Cervantes, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Egberto Gismonti, Miguel Pous, César Prato, Julio Reyes Copello, as well as pieces by Miles Davis, Edward Perez, Martin Bejerano, and Amed herself.

On June 9, 2023, Amed released Los trabajos y las noches, again in collaboration with Frank Carlberg, featuring compositions based on poems by Alejandra Pizarnik. The album received 4 stars from DownBeat magazine, was nominated for a Gardel Award for Best Jazz Album, and was successfully premiered in New York in August.

Her 2024 release Becoming Human, supported by Chamber Music America, was celebrated with performances at The Jazz Gallery (New York) and in Miami, and earned her an eighth Gardel Awards nomination in 2025.

"Becoming Human, in its discreet — almost pleading — way, is the most powerful statement yet that Amed belongs in the front line of jazz vocalists." — John Chacona, All About Jazz
On May 23, 2025, Amed releases her 12th studio album Todos los fuegos, reimagining Argentine rock classics through the lens of jazz.

In April 2025, she received the Konex Merit Diploma for Jazz Soloist, recognizing her contributions to Argentine music over the past decade. The repertoire includes compositions by Charly García, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Fito Páez, and Gustavo Cerati, with the participation of musicians such as Leo Genovese, Mark Small, Tim Lefebvre, Kenny Wollesen, and Martin Bejerano.

All her albums are released through Sony Music Latin.

She is currently a professor of voice and theory and co-directs the Latin American Music Ensemble at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami.
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Cinema verité
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Todos los Fuegos
05:35
Writer: Carlos Alberto Garcia / Composers: Carlos Alberto Garcia
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Salir de la melancolía
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Todos los Fuegos
02:49
Writer: Carlos Alberto Garcia / Composers: Carlos Alberto Garcia
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Ciudad de pobres corazones
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Ciudad de pobres corazones
04:10
Writer: Rodolfo Paez / Composers: Rodolfo Paez
03
Blue (Studio Live)
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Instantáneas - Studio Live Sessions
03:58
Composers: Joni Mitchell
05
Blue in Green (Sky and Sea)
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ONTOLOGY
05:49
Writer: Cassandra Wilson / Composers: Miles Davis

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  • Discography
Albums
(P) 2025 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC, under exclusive license from Roxana Amed
23-05-2025
Todos los Fuegos
01
Salir de la melancolía
Roxana Amed
Todos los Fuegos
02:49
Writer: Carlos Alberto Garcia / Composers: Carlos Alberto Garcia
02
Cinema verité
Roxana Amed
Todos los Fuegos
05:35
Writer: Carlos Alberto Garcia / Composers: Carlos Alberto Garcia
03
Asilo en tu corazón
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Todos los Fuegos
06:10
Writer: Luis Alberto Spinetta / Composers: Luis Alberto Spinetta
04
Vida siempre
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Todos los Fuegos
05:58
Writer: Luis Alberto Spinetta / Composers: Leonardo Fabian Sujatovich
05
Corazón delator
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Todos los Fuegos
05:46
Writer: Gustavo Cerati / Composers: Gustavo Cerati
06
Ciudad de pobres corazones
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Todos los Fuegos
04:10
Writer: Rodolfo Paez / Composers: Rodolfo Paez
07
La sed verdadera
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Todos los Fuegos
03:56
Writer: Luis Alberto Spinetta / Composers: Luis Alberto Spinetta
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(P) 2024 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC, under exclusive license from Roxana Amed
02-05-2024
Becoming Human
01
A prayer
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Becoming Human
02:54
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
02
Pequeña voz
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Becoming Human
01:39
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
03
Un destello
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Becoming Human
01:22
Writer: Roxana Amed - Mark Small / Composers: Roxana Amed - Mark Small
04
Our days of summer
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Becoming Human
03:52
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
05
Those horses running in the mist
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Becoming Human
04:28
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
06
Climbing up my spine
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Becoming Human
03:33
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
07
Wild
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Becoming Human
04:22
Writer: Roxana Amed - Martin Bejerano / Composers: Roxana Amed - Martin Bejerano
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(P) 2023 Roxana Amed, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC
09-06-2023
Los Trabajos y Las Noches
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Pido el Silencio
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Los Trabajos y Las Noches
09:14
Writer: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk / Composers: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk
02
Antes
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Los Trabajos y Las Noches
05:28
Writer: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk / Composers: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk
03
Moradas
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Los Trabajos y Las Noches
07:13
Writer: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk / Composers: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk
04
Fronteras Inútiles
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Los Trabajos y Las Noches
06:59
Writer: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk / Composers: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk
05
Signos
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Los Trabajos y Las Noches
04:44
Writer: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk / Composers: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk
06
Los Trabajos y Las Noches
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Los Trabajos y Las Noches
03:44
Writer: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk / Composers: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk
07
Crepúsculo
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Los Trabajos y Las Noches
05:09
Writer: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk / Composers: Frank Carlberg - Alejandra Pizarnk
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(P) 2022 Roxana Amed, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC
16-09-2022
UNÁNIME
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Flamenco Sketches (feat. Niño Josele)
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UNÁNIME
06:03
Composers: Miles Davis
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Nueva Luna, Mundo Arjo (feat. Pedro Aznar)
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UNÁNIME
06:36
Writer: Luis Alberto Spinetta / Composers: Luis Alberto Spinetta
03
Agua y Vino (feat. Chico Pinheiro)
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UNÁNIME
02:22
Writer: Geraldo Carneiro / Composers: Egberto Gismonti
04
Dos Tribus (feat. Martin Bejerano)
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UNÁNIME
07:41
Composers: Martin Bejerano
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A Veces No, Siempre (feat. Tony Succar & Edward Pérez)
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UNÁNIME
07:38
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Edward Pérez Press
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En Mi Soledad
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UNÁNIME
05:45
Writer: Miguel Pous Ferrer / Composers: Miguel Pous Ferrer
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Los Tres Golpes (feat. Chucho Valdés)
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UNÁNIME
04:09
Composers: Ignacio Cervantes
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(P) 2021, 2022 Roxana Amed, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC
21-04-2022
ONTOLOGY (Deluxe)
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Tumbleweed (feat. Mark Small)
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ONTOLOGY (Deluxe)
06:51
Writer: Roxana Amed - Mark Small / Composers: Roxana Amed - Mark Small
02
Chacarera para la Mano Izquierda (feat. Martin Bejerano)
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ONTOLOGY (Deluxe)
04:28
Writer: Roxana Amed - Martin Bejerano / Composers: Roxana Amed - Martin Bejerano
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Peaceful
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ONTOLOGY (Deluxe)
05:23
Writer: Roxana Amed - Kendall Moore / Composers: Roxana Amed - Kendall Moore
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Virgo
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ONTOLOGY (Deluxe)
05:31
Composers: Wayne Shorter
05
Blue in Green (Sky and Sea)
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ONTOLOGY (Deluxe)
05:45
Writer: Cassandra Wilson / Composers: Miles Davis
06
Last Happy Hour (feat. Martin Bejerano)
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ONTOLOGY (Deluxe)
05:47
Composers: Roxana Amed - Martin Bejerano
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Milonga por la Ausencia
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ONTOLOGY (Deluxe)
05:30
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
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(P) 2021 Roxana Amed, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC
09-04-2021
ONTOLOGY
01
Tumbleweed (feat. Mark Small)
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ONTOLOGY
06:51
Writer: Roxana Amed - Mark Small / Composers: Roxana Amed - Mark Small
02
Chacarera para la Mano Izquierda (feat. Martin Bejerano)
Roxana Amed
ONTOLOGY
04:28
Writer: Roxana Amed - Martin Bejerano / Composers: Roxana Amed - Martin Bejerano
03
Peaceful
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ONTOLOGY
05:23
Writer: Roxana Amed - Kendall Moore / Composers: Roxana Amed - Kendall Moore
04
Virgo
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ONTOLOGY
05:31
Composers: Wayne Shorter
05
Blue in Green (Sky and Sea)
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ONTOLOGY
05:49
Writer: Cassandra Wilson / Composers: Miles Davis
06
Last Happy Hour (feat. Martin Bejerano)
Roxana Amed
ONTOLOGY
05:50
Composers: Roxana Amed - Martin Bejerano
07
Milonga por la Ausencia
Roxana Amed
ONTOLOGY
05:32
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
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(P) 2019 Roxana Amed
31-05-2019
Instantáneas - Studio Live Sessions
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Nosotros Dos (Studio Live)
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Instantáneas - Studio Live Sessions
06:20
Composers: Roxana Amed
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Esto Es Adiós (Studio Live)
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Instantáneas - Studio Live Sessions
03:05
Composers: Jesse Harris
03
Blue (Studio Live)
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Instantáneas - Studio Live Sessions
03:58
Composers: Joni Mitchell
04
Lonely People (Studio Live - Acoustic)
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Instantáneas - Studio Live Sessions
03:51
Composers: Roxana Amed
05
Después de Todo el Tiempo (Studio Live)
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Instantáneas - Studio Live Sessions
04:04
Composers: Pedro Aznar
06
Cactus (Studio Live)
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Instantáneas - Studio Live Sessions
05:00
Composers: Gustavo Cerati
07
Home is You (Studio Live)
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Instantáneas - Studio Live Sessions
03:41
Composers: Roxana Amed
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(P) 2013 Roxana Amed & Frank Carlberg
01-01-2013
La Sombra de Su Sombra
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Este Canto
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La Sombra de Su Sombra
05:41
Writer: Alejandra Pizarnik / Composers: Frank Carlberg
02
Vida, Mi Vida
Roxana Amed
La Sombra de Su Sombra
06:30
Writer: Alejandra Pizarnik / Composers: Frank Carlberg
03
Luego
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La Sombra de Su Sombra
04:51
Writer: Alejandra Pizarnik / Composers: Frank Carlberg
04
La Sombra de Su Sombra
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La Sombra de Su Sombra
08:03
Writer: Alejandra Pizarnik / Composers: Frank Carlberg
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Zona de Plagas
Roxana Amed
La Sombra de Su Sombra
04:41
Writer: Alejandra Pizarnik / Composers: Frank Carlberg
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Más Allá
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La Sombra de Su Sombra
04:55
Writer: Alejandra Pizarnik / Composers: Frank Carlberg
07
En Tu Aniversario
Roxana Amed
La Sombra de Su Sombra
04:44
Writer: Alejandra Pizarnik / Composers: Frank Carlberg
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(P) 2011 Roxana Amed
06-05-2011
Inocencia
01
Doña Ubenza
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Inocencia
04:27
Composers: Nestor "Chacho" Echenique
02
La Sombra
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Inocencia
05:04
Composers: Roxana Amed
03
Piedra y Camino
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Inocencia
05:20
Composers: Atahualpa Yupanqui
04
La Nostalgiosa
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Inocencia
06:26
Composers: Eduardo Falú - Jaime Dávalos
05
Abandonada
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Inocencia
02:54
Composers: Roxana Amed
06
El Arriero
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Inocencia
05:19
Composers: Atahualpa Yupanqui
07
Hijos de Nadie
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Inocencia
06:35
Composers: Roxana Amed
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(P) 2010 Roxana Amed & Adrián Iaies
17-08-2010
Cinemateca Finlandesa
01
La Arenosa
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Cinemateca Finlandesa
07:24
Composers: Gustavo Leguizamon - Manuel J. Castilla
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Cuando Tú No Estás
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Cinemateca Finlandesa
05:47
Composers: Carlos Gardel - Marcel Lattes - Alfredo Le Pera - Mario Battistella
03
Pannonica - Little Butterfly
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Cinemateca Finlandesa
04:29
Composers: Thelonious Monk - Jon Hendricks
04
Balderrama
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Cinemateca Finlandesa
04:39
Composers: Gustavo Leguizamon - Manuel J. Castilla
05
Foto de Helsinki 2
Adrian Iaies
Cinemateca Finlandesa
02:28
Composers: Adrian Iaies
06
Rasguña las Piedras
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Cinemateca Finlandesa
05:28
Composers: Charly García
07
When Sunny Gets Blue
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Cinemateca Finlandesa
04:41
Composers: Marvin Fisher - Jack Segal
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(P) 2006 Roxana Amed
01-02-2006
Entremundos
01
Different
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Entremundos
05:01
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
02
Entremundos (feat. Adrián Iaies)
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Entremundos
05:07
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
03
Tus Sueños
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Entremundos
05:07
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
04
Georgia Lee (feat. León Gieco)
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Entremundos
05:05
Writer: Kathleen Brennan - Tom Waits / Composers: Kathleen Brennan - Tom Waits
05
Tu Cuarto Propio
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Entremundos
04:40
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
06
De Cómo las Cosas Buenas Brillan Como Una Mañana de Sol
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Entremundos
05:56
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
07
El Jardín Antes del Infierno
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Entremundos
06:27
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
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(P) 2004 Roxana Amed
01-02-2004
Limbo
01
Violines en el Campo
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Limbo
04:26
Writer: Roxana Amed - Javier Lozano / Composers: Roxana Amed - Javier Lozano
02
Lonely People
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Limbo
04:03
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
03
Durazno Sangrando
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Limbo
04:46
Writer: Luis Alberto Spinetta / Composers: Luis Alberto Spinetta
04
Bajo las Piedras
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Limbo
04:32
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
05
Vanishing
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Limbo
04:23
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed
06
Amelia (feat. Pedro Aznar) (Spanish Version)
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Limbo
06:26
Writer: Joni Mitchell / Composers: Joni Mitchell
07
Arizona
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Limbo
04:44
Writer: Roxana Amed - Javier Lozano / Composers: Roxana Amed - Javier Lozano
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Singles
(P) 2025 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC, under exclusive license from Roxana Amed
09-05-2025
Ciudad de pobres corazones
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Ciudad de pobres corazones
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Ciudad de pobres corazones
04:10
Writer: Rodolfo Paez / Composers: Rodolfo Paez
(P) 2025 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC, under exclusive license from Roxana Amed
25-04-2025
Salir de la melancolía
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Salir de la melancolía
Roxana Amed
Salir de la melancolía
02:49
Writer: Carlos Alberto Garcia / Composers: Carlos Alberto Garcia
(C) 2024 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC, under exclusive license from Roxana Amed
26-04-2024
Then we built a home
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Then we built a home
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Then we built a home
06:15
Writer: Roxana Amed / Composers: Roxana Amed