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Andrea Musio

7 STRINGS GUITAR, CHARANGO, VOICE, PERCUSSIONS

Was born in Trento in 1989 and from the 2012 until 2020 lives in Lisbon (PT) where creates his authorial project “Tramuntana”, playing and collaborating during the years with the principal Lusitanian and internationals cultural centres: “Festa del Cinema Italiano”, "Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Lisbona”, “Casa da Música do Porto”, “Festival MAL”, “Festa do Avante”, “Fábrica Braço de Prata”, “CulturGest”, “Universidade Nova de Lisboa”, “Largo Residências Intendente”, "Estúdio Namouche”, “Nomad Live Recording”, “Festival Nuar", “Festival Músicas do Mundo Sines (Portocovo)”, “International Short Film Festival (Bulgaria)”, “La Guillotine (France)” and more.

From the streets to the stages, he has being working with his own project as composer and musician and has been called top play as multi-instrumentalist in various multiethnic orchestra like “LIBÊ - Lisbon Busker Ensamble”, “Orquestra Todos” and projects like“Trio Manuchka”, “DudaDuda”, “Luarte Project”.

Seeing music like something so powerful that could be even therapeutic, he writes songs playing with the concepts of life and its impressions, putting together harmonies from the world’sounds and the mediterranean flavors.

In addition to his activities as guitarist and singer songwriters, he holds a Bachelor in Oboe and Philosophy, a master and a PhD in Ethnomusicology.

Chiara Pellegrini

VOICE, GUITAR, PERCUSSIONS

Born in 1988, is the 7th generation of a long dynasty of musicians.

Surrounded by music, plays and dances since she was a child; studies french horn, flute, classical singing and jazz singing (G.B.Martini conservatory, Bologna-IT). Holds a Degree in Modern Singing (G. Bonamici music school, Pisa-IT) and a Bachelor in Jazz Singing that she achieved at the prestigious Hanzehogeschool -Prince Claus Conservatory, Groningen -NL.

After having lived in Groningen and in London, she moves in Lisbon where lives, plays and teaches for 5 years; here starts a Master Program in Jazz Singing with the famous portuguese singer Maria João at the Escola de Música Superior de Lisboa - PT.

Since the 2013 till today, Chiara Pellegrini creates various projects that see her as protagonist in the role of composer, arranger and singer in various organics as vocal groups, big bands, quartets: “Chiara Pellegrini Sextet”, “Billie Holiday’s Project”, “Il Guancio”, “Gondwana” and “MoreLove” (a fantastic Duo that she shares with her father Andrea Pellegrini on Piano). She also appears as composer, singer and guitarist in others important project like “Kaíra Màyra and the jeourney (solo project) and “FAYA” (Winners of the first prize at theCreole GlobalMusic Award as best performance, 2019 - Berlin - DE).

From the 2009 until today she plays in Germany, Holland, Portugal, England, Poland, France and her home Italy, collaborating with great artists as The Trammps, Joris Teepe, Maestro Pellegrini, Guy Mintus, Vittorio Silvestri, Carlos Mil Homens, Andrea Pellegrini, Gonçalo Sousa, Olmo Marin, Nino Pellegrini, Nicolás Farruggia, Giacomo Riggi, Toms Mikals, Esat Ekincioglu, Ziv Taubenfeld, Andrea Caruso.

She participates at Masterclasses with international great artists like Roger Treece; Deborah Brown; Andam Nussbaum; Wess Anderson; Lewis Nash; Don Braden; Kurt Weiss; Michael Moore; Steve Altenberg; Freddie Bryant; David Berkman; Gene Jackson; JD Walter; Guinga; Gretchen Parlato; Deborah Davis; Sheila Jordan; Elisabetta Antonini; Marco Bartalini; Anita Wardell; Rosario Giuliani; CharisIoannou; Danilo Perez; Gwendolyn Sampè - Prince Claus Conservatorie (NL)/ Saint Louis College Of Music (IT)/ Teatro C (IT); Managment Artistico-Creativo with Teresa Mariano. 

During her carrier, sings and plays in important musical events: GLOBAL PREMIER of the MASERATI MC20 | Worldwide Shows Corporation |Soprano/Contralto (IT); GLORIA GAYNOR&THE TRAMMPS - Backing Vocalist/Symphony Orchestra, RiminiFestival (IT);International Jazz Days Unesco, EMU (IT); REQUIESCAT & MELODRAMA Festival, Singer/Actress (IT-PL ); Barga Jazz Festival (IT); Megahertz | 10th European Youth Music Festival (AUT); WorldWide Wo-men in Concert, FAYA (PT); 11.ª Festa da Diversidade, GONDWANA (PT). She also records her voice for the Orchestra Cinematique (UK).

Chiara is a musical teacher for adults and children and has also experience in the direction of Choir and in theatrical acting.

Joaquin Nahuel Cornejo

SAX, PIANO, CLARINET, PERCUSSIONS, VOICE

Born in Buenos Aires in 1990, is a unique multi instrumentalist and composer. Top seller on FIVERR for his compositions, he developed an interest in jazz through piano and saxophone. During his teenage years, he moved to Italy, pursuing musical studies with various teachers and later at the G.B Martini Conservatory in Bologna (IT) specializing in Applied Music for Cinema. Despite being far from his roots, he embraces South American music and forms the musical group "SuRealistas," recording several albums and performing concerts throughout Europe.