Music In August 2009, Moreno toured with
Tracy Chapman. Later, in November 2009, Moreno toured as direct support for
Ani DiFranco on an East Coast tour. DiFranco invited Moreno back out on tour in January and February 2010. In July 2010 Moreno went on tour in
Germany (e.g. in
Constance,
Heidelberg, and
Ravensburg) and
France. In early 2011 Moreno and her band played their first headlining tour. They toured through the
Netherlands and
Belgium performing as part of the "World Sessions" tour. In addition, Moreno and her band opened as direct support for
Nouvelle Vague for three shows in Germany. In late 2011 Gaby toured the U.S. East coast as direct support for
The Milk Carton Kids. Moreno played some concerts in France in February 2012. Later that spring, she performed with
Ricardo Arjona during his "Metamorfosis World Tour." In June, Moreno performed on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to commemorate 50 years of
Amnesty International, together with
Kris Kristofferson and others. Throughout May and June, Moreno played concerts in Ireland ("Electric Burma" in honor of
Aung San Suu Kyi together with
Bono,
Damien Rice,
Bob Geldof,
Angelique Kidjo, etc.), Germany, France, and London (with
Van Dyke Parks) In July, Moreno played concerts in France, including
Le Havre,
Verdun, and Paris. In 2013, she toured with
Hugh Laurie and The Copper Bottom Band through Europe, in March 2014 in South America, namely Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. On 28 February and 1 March 2015, Moreno played at Festival Acústico under the name "Gaby Moreno y amigos". Her performances featured guest appearances by
Oscar Isaac,
Sara Watkins, Ishto Jueves, Devorah Rahel (with whom she played the song "Y Tu Sombra") and El Gordo. Moreno also played a song called "Maldición, Bendición". , New York, 2015 In March 2015, Moreno went on tour in Europe, playing at Theater Akzent in
Vienna, Austria (19 March, her first show in Vienna), Casino Kulturraum in
Friedrichshafen, Germany (20 March), La Spirale in
Fribourg, Switzerland (21 March), and
Cankar Centre in
Ljubljana,
Slovenia (24 March). On 24 July 2015 Moreno performed at the
Lincoln Center in
New York City with Out of Doors. Starting in 2016, Moreno became a recurring guest on
Live From Here. In 2018, Moreno released a cover of
Trinidadian artist
David Rudder's 1998 song "The Immigrants," made with arranger and producer Van Dyke Parks, ahead of the
U.S. Independence Day (4 July), with proceeds going to benefit
CARECEN.
¡Spangled!, a collaboration between Moreno and Parks, was released in 2020 on Metamorfosis &
Nonesuch Records. The album includes a
bolero from
Panama, a
bossa nova from
Brazil, a song by Moreno,
David Rudder's "The Immigrants," and
Ry Cooder,
John Hiatt and
Jim Dickinson's song "Across the Borderline," performed with Cooder and
Jackson Browne.
Composing As a composer, Moreno recorded and produced the score for the feature film
Language Lessons (directed by
Natalie Morales) and received an
Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Song" for the theme song to
NBC's show
Parks and Recreation. In 2022, Moreno released a full-length album,
Dreamers Dream On, with her three-part harmony side project, The SongBirds, and released her self-produced seventh solo studio album
Alegoría, which has earned her a second
Grammy Awards nomination.
Television Moreno sings the theme song and voices a character (Marlena) for the
Disney children's television series,
Elena of Avalor. Her version of the song "
Cucurrucucú Paloma" was featured in a key scene during the last season of the
Netflix original show
Orange Is the New Black. Moreno appeared alongside
Rupert Grint in a
Catherine Hardwicke-directed episode of ''
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities''. Moreno also collaborated with composer
Heitor Pereira to write and perform the song "Por Que Te Vas" for
DreamWorks Animation's
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. == Reception ==