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O-Janà
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O-Janà
Alessandra Bossa - piano, synth, electronics
Ludovica Manzo - vocals, live sampling
• biography •
O-Janą is a duo that brings together singer Ludovica Manzo and electronic
musician/pianist Alessandra Bossa, two composers and improvisers with different
backgrounds. The combination of these two artists, each charged with spontaneity,
curiosity and audacity, is exciting and the result of it is a music which moves from
electronics to songwriting to free-improvisation.
The main characteristic of the duo is to expand boundaries in exploring and experimenting
in the field of song composition and free improvisation, working on their own original
material. Compositions are characterized by smooth and liquid soundscapes with melodies
lying on a mix of prepared piano and electronic sounds while their lyrics are, by turns,
funny or poignant or thought-provoking.
Although they are always looking for the clear structure and the "song" form, O-Janą's
concerts have a strong free improvisational component where sounds can sometimes evolve
into distorted beats and jagged lines.
They played in many important festivals and clubs throughout Europe and North America
including Casa da Musica di Porto, Toronto Jazz Festival, Winter Jazz Festival of
Copenaghen, London Jazz Festival, Stoccolma Jazz Festival, Gas Festival Gotebörg,
Istituto Svizzero of Rome, Europe Jazz Conference Novara.
Their first self-titled Ep was recorded at The Academy of Music and Drama of Göteborg,
Sweden and released in May 2012. An extract from this album was also used as the
soundtrack for the shortfilm Tram Mob, by Maude (2012) and for videos
"Il mondo in un minuto" of Repubblica Tv.
Since 2013 O-Janą have collaborated with percussionist/drummer Michele Rabbia and in
2018 they release the album "Inland Images" (Folderol Records) in which also appears
the norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset.
They are part of the project "Nuova Generazione Jazz 2019" supported by Italian Ministry
of Culture (MiBAC), I-Jazz and the Italian collecting society SIAE.
• audio •
O-Janà with Michele Rabbia and special guest Eivind Aarset "Inland Images" (2018)
"Inland Images" on Spotify
• Video •
The Crescent Moon Bear - Official Video from "Inland Images"
O-Janą live @ Istituto Svizzero - Roma
Video on O-Janà website
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