User:Esmeralda A Schotman/sandbox/Esmeralda A Schotman (Ophelia)

Esmeralda A Schotman (born April 26, 1963), also known by her stage nickname “ El vaso del leche” "La Bomba", which goes back to 1985, is a former musician (base guitar & keyboard), singer, songwriter and dancer.

As a 16-year-old she started with African/Caribbean dance and songwriting with Café con Leche. On a later age she started recording her own songs starting with her first cd “All my love 4 U” which produced a #1 hit at Z100 in New York USA named “Ecstasy”. Her multi cultural family and musical influences are heard and seen in her work. Music as Salsa, Reggae, R & B, Soul, Gospel, Roots, Hip Hop, Soca all are mentioned in one sentence when spoken about her love for music. In the late 90ties she won the “Casique de Oro” in South America for her performances and unique style. During her musical career she performed with numerous bands around the world such as : Mighty Sparrow, Musical Time, Buju Banton, Las Chicas del Can, Los Bravos, Kawura Roots Band and many more. She retired in 1998 from the music to arise in 2014.

ref. link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7f6Xe5-vn4

ref. link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5LGvNEwf4

During her years of performing she always presents her home ground Aruba with love and pride.