Join the Venezuelan singer, songwriter and healer who has performed all over the world while sharing traditional folk music and ritual, plus Columbian producer Alma De La Selva in collaboration with London’s Poppy Daniels.
LUZMIRA ZERPA
Luzmira Zerpa is a prolific Venezuelan singer/songwriter based in UK, who has performed internationally as a solo artist and toured extensively throughout Europe with her band Family Atlantica (Soundway Records). She played with Manu Chao in the Sahara Film Festival, and has presented three times at the Royal Albert Hall hosting the most important Latin American Artist such as Juan Luis Guerra, Seu Jorge and Buena Vista Social Club.
Luzmira has performed at many of the most prestigious venues in London: Barbican, Round House, Koko, King Place, Royal Academy of Music, Jazz Café, Bolivar Hall, Earth. In Europe she has played at Elbphailarmonie (Hamburg), as well as International festivals including Glastonbury, Womad and the World Music Festival in Udaipur, India.
Luzmira’s music blends traditional, folkloric music from Latin America with world influences, including Afrobeat, blues and jazz.
Luzmira Zerpa is also a coach and healer. She was initiated by her father who is a metaphysical and spiritual teacher. Luzmira has studied extensively within the field of energy healing and completed trainings in Los Angeles, California and with Mexican Curanderas in London. Luzmira specialises in creating traditional ceremonies and events based on Latin American folklore where she combines her love for music with her healing abilities.
She also embodies a passion for working with communities, and has worked with Live Music Now to bring concerts to people who would not usually have access to her music. With this organisation she played all around UK on Prisons, Elderly Centres, deprived communities, special needs institutions and young offenders units.
On the night, Luzmira will perform songs of light, body and landscape with special musical guests on stage.
POPPY DANIELS MEETS ALMA DE LA SELVA
Trumpet by Poppy Daniels
Beats + Percussion by Alma
Trumpet player Poppy Daniels comes together with producer / percussionist Alma, to bring a very special sonic experience with a unique live performance of ‘De La Selva’:
A journey through different landscapes and natural textures, aims at what’s essential; a spiritual and contemplative search, that travels through water based sonic ambiences, to tracks that bounce over bass lines, from indigenous chants, to ritual dances. Elements of rap, jazz, latin, psychedelia, and more make a unique sonic experience from its detail and spiritual impact.
De La Selva is a viceral project for Alma: he was free on the thinking process, and empirical in the creation one. It is a project for healing, therapy and internal release for those you hear it, aswell as for its creator. He’s work as a music producer sometimes ties him to certain structures depending on the artist he works with, their audience, their musical genre, etc. Therefore his work under Alma, and through a project like De La Selva, allowed him to create organically, without much thought process behind. This is why, every song on De La Selva becomes an adventure which transmits a sense of freedom.
About This Event
Since our first season in 2013, our event at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden has always inspired audiences in a unique and thrilling way. This season of events captures the essence of a weekend rural festival in the centre of Dalston on a Tuesday evening.
The phenomenal surrounds of the garden combine with delicious pizzas from David Latto, and a supreme and ever-evolving roster of acts, to create a magical atmosphere which brings people together in a friendly and welcoming space.
It's a community of music-lovers joined to celebrate the warm months in a carefree and supportive atmosphere, with a compelling live soundtrack.
