The Venezuelan-French artist creates a ritualistic experience on grand piano, binding together her classical and electronic influences, with support from Pao Pestana.
LA CHICA
There is sacred in La Chica’s voice.
Her incantation frees us from gravity, her body undulates, carrying ours by mimicry. A dance of sounds, words, cries, idioms, fingers. From her keyboard, just like a shaman, she drives and leads our trance.
One must see her prepare before releasing a sound, back straight, shoulders spread, head leaning upwards, chin placed on her chest, her eyes half shut, and suddenly the vibration gushes, serene, magical, calming.
In turns warrior woman or poet, her voice enfolds, bewitches, caresses, gathers forces which sometimes are opposite in a dynamic narrative.
Hip-hop, Afro-carribean, doo-wap, Debussy, she has assembled them all in her voice and her piano technique, in addition to the sampler’s work. In sequences, she plays features that seem borrowed from Horowitz on a cumbia rhythm.
La Chica alone with her voice and her piano, an experience.
One side of the ocean is Latin America, intense and mystical land. On the other side, there is Paris, Belleville, multicultural, urban and modern land. Through her music, La Chica reunites those two worlds by proposing a collage of sound textures, borrowed from her cultural heritage and various modern influences, by breaking the established codes.
It’s around the piano and keyboards that her universe got built, skillfully mixing her classical inspirations with the depth of aerial layers of analog synth. Unhidden, the French-Venezuelan conveys raw emotions, between abstract thoughts and poetical introspection.
Her new album, “La Loba” is dedicated to her late brother. It is an intimate, sincere opus, filled with magic and rituals.
Through these songs, she expresses the first stage of her new learning of life in the absence of a loved one. She goes through different emotional stages such as anger, infinite sorrow, utmost love, enlightenment.
In the current context where everything is sanitized, where the weight of social networks asks for an illusory perfection, in a burning world, it seemed essential to convey her emotions in a true and authentic way. It is therefore on purpose that we find some recording “defects”, La Chica having favored voice takes where her interpretation is natural and imperfect.
On the night, La Chica will perform on grand piano for a very special solo performance at the Curve Garden.
PAO PESTANA
Pao Pestana presents an electric and dynamic performance, a hard hitting show where she travels between a variety of musical genres and presents a new flavour by merging them with her South American heritage. A captivating potion that contains alt-pop, hip-hop, radical electronic waves and a spice of refreshing soul.
Pao self-released her first song as a solo artist in October 2020 “Quiero Verte” Followed by “Culebras” catching the attention of BBC 6 Music Introducing, Jyoty (Rinse FM), Wide Radio, Pop Matters, Hoxton radio, Le Future Wave who among many others have become her big supporters.
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.
