Lucia Pulido Ensemble

Show Description

“Ms Pulido holds on to the rawness of the original melodies while giving them a sophisticated new context.”
-Jon Pareles, New York Times

Lucia Pulido is a Colombian singer with one of the richest voices on the international Latin American musical scene today.  She has an experimental style marked by a distinct vocal sophistication, and has participated in various projects, ranging from traditional Colombian music to jazz and world music. Raul d’Gama on Latin Jazz Network says “Pulido inhabits the music with body and soul. She alone commands what it will do to the senses - all six of them, which are at once her prisoner until the song becomes the epiphany.”  With her ensemble she pays homage to Colombian music. Traditional genres such as cumbia, bullerengue, currulaos as well as joropos are the point of departure for musical creativity. Lucía's vocal sophistication is enhanced in genres such as herding songs (cantos de vaquería), funeral laments (alabaos) and harvest chants (cantos de zafra) which give the singer the liberty to explore her voice fully. The band’s core group consists of percussion, clarinet, bass, guitar, and voice.


Line up:
Lucia Pulido, voice
Sebastian Cruz, guitar
Stomu Takeishi, bass
Adam Kolker, clarinet
Joe Saylor, drums
+ Special guests