WHEN: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
COST: General Admission $20
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Slovenian singer, songwriter and musician is returning to Teatro Paraguas with an evening dedicated to her Mexican story. Historia de un amor is a celebration of a long and lasting relationship with the magical country, portrayed through songs, poetry and stories.
The repertoire is based on Caricias (2021), an album paying homage to Mexico through contemporary, traditional and indigenous poems and songs. An intimate solo concert conveys personal impressions fused with Mexican tradition, poetics and magic, captivating the listener with emotional musical storytelling.
Concept & Performance: Katja Šulc (voice, ukulele, electronic devices)
Katja Šulc is Slovenian singer, songwriter and musician interweaving poetry, contemporary folk, storytelling and traditional heritage.
After studying music at the New School (Jazz & Contemporary Music Program) she released five studio albums, Mila (2008), Twisted Delight (2013), Kamlisajlan (2016), Caricias (2021) and West Wind Blow From Your Prairie Nest (2024).
Katja has been presenting her music throughout the globe, from France, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Italy, Morocco, Turkey to China, Nepal, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Brazil.
PRESS
'Subtle musical postcards from Mexico sent by virtuoso Katja Šulc to all corners of the world. Her impressive performance can quench any desire, thirst and hunger for love.' ODZVEN
‘Caricias is fascinating, not fitting into any neat genres or boxes. You get the drift: this is fieldwork turned into contemporary, experimental folk song.’ SONGLINES
‘Wonderful music from Slovenia. I suggest you lose yourself in melancholy.’ BBC WORLD 3
‘An extraordinary woman, proud of her eclecticism, whose energy and life path resemble a crossbreed of Patti Smith and Frida Kahlo.’ RADIO SARAJEVO