Cristina Carrasco : voice
Justina Curtis: piano
Ansuman Biswas: percussion
Daniel James Ross: electronics
Doors open 8pm
Tickets £7/5
Firefly is a tribute to the surrender of human capacity. When we connect with our inner sound we are part of the universal vibration, we are in the present moment opening new channels of communication and creating expression. So, welcome to a free improvisation and experimental sound trip, where our soul leads the musical journey.
Cristina Carrasco is a vocalist from Barcelona, London based since May 2013. She was raised in a musical family originating from Andalucía and Extremadura. At an early age she knew music was her real vocation, she felt a strong connection, something that is definitely her driving force in life.
Working as a professional vocalist since 2008, Cristina was very active in the Barcelona music scene, being involved in a multitude of projects and music genres such as jazz, blues, soul, rock, and bossa nova among others.
Moved by her vocal research, her journey in free improvisation and experimental sound begins in 2011. After five years of classical training in vocal technique, she felt the call to expand into other dimensions of the voice, so started her work integrating body and free improvisation. She received training with Víctor Turull and Inés Lolago, whom are both singers and improvisers, and researchers of sound and movement. During 2014 she was a member of the Stardust improvised Choir, directed by Cleveland Watkiss, where she had the opportunity to expand her ability and feel the real essence of music.
In 2015 Cristina was facilitating a music and sound healing workshop in the Haringey Recovery Services division (North London), this has had a very positive impact in the local community. Her background as a sociologist directing community arts and educational projects in the Barcelona area brought her the opportunity to use creative tools to promote equality and social integration, prioritising the idea of music and its benefits as a main element to heal any kind of society.
