Maria del Mar Bonet

Maria del Mar Bonet i Verdaguer (Balearic Catalan: [məˈɾi.ə ðəl ˈma boˈnət]; born 1947 in Palma de Mallorca) is a Spanish singer from the island of Majorca.

In 1981, Bonet recorded Jardí Tancat in Paris, along with accompaniment by Jacques Denjean and noted Breton harpist Alan Stivell.

That same year Bonet was awarded the Cross of Saint George, the highest distinction of the Generalitat de Catalunya (the Catalan Government).

In 1985, as a result of her interest and research into North African music, she recorded Anells d’aigua (Rings of Water) with the Ensemble de Musique Traditionelle of Tunisia, and then toured with the group throughout France and Spain.

In 1998 she toured abroad and collaborated with other well-known Spanish artists such as Amancio Prada, Loquillo, Jordi Sabatés and Rosa Vergés.