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World Music with Extra-Ordinary instruments
BUFA & SONS
World Music with Extra-Ordinary instruments
General facts
Duration : 60 minutes
Audience : All audiences, from 6 years-old
Space : In-door or Outdoor
Language : English (also available in Spanish and Catalan)
Music : Original compositions & Cover versions
Quartet version available with a Beat-Boxer (Dani El Pulmón)
Means of transport : Airplane or Van
Number of people travelling : 4 to 6, depending on Version
Set-up time (including sound check) : 2h
Dismantling time : 1h
Can you make music with a watering
can, a ladder or even with a fence?
The answer is: YES! And how!
Three talented musicians with extensive experience in their careers
have come together to offer a unique concert which has all the hallmarks
of a comic-humorous Master Class.
Sweet or sofisticated melodies, pieces of blues, jazz, popular songs
and original compositions played with impossible instruments such
as a brick, a crutch, a ladder, a watering can, a chair, a broom, a
bicycle, a fence, an olive, and many more.
Bufa&Sons’ leader Xavi Lozano is, above all, a great communicator.
He is musically trained in Classical Music, World Music and Folk.
"It takes a genius and enormous love to play anything but
musical instruments so beautifully. He is mind-blowing!!"
"This looks so weird... and so appealing at the same time!"
Artistic Cast
Xavi Lozano _ self-made flutes, brick, crutch, chair, wheel, bottle,
irrigation pipes, olive, fence, ...
Musically trained in Classical Music and the Cobla (traditional
Catalan/Sardana music) and specializing in traditional
aerophones, he has always been in contact with all kinds of
music, from traditional to experimental fusions of all kinds.
He has presented a TV series adressed to children, for the Catalan
TV Channel (tv3) and has appeared regularly in Prime Time TV
programs in Spain.
Guillem Aguilar _ bass, mandola, motxelo (self-made cello), lap steel
cigar-box guitar and frame square drum.
His early interest in different styles and musical languages has
led him to be regularly collaborating with jazz, rock, folk,
flamenco and african artists well as playing a variety of string
instruments like the sentir/guinbri, the mandola, bass, cigar-box
or the self-made "motxelo".
Marc Vila _ ethno-drums and kalimba.
His research is focused on percussion instruments from different
cultures and objects that may become musical. Therefore
experiencing their complementarity between different musical
styles.
Also noteworthy is his approach to poetry and circus. He is a
member of the Galindos company presenting the circus show
Maiurta internationnally.
A bunch of experience in the World Music field
The members of Bufa&Sons have developped an outstanding
professional career of more than 20 years of expertise in the World
Music field. They have collaborated with a very wide range of artists
and bands, from traditional to experimental.
Remarkable collaborations include:
Maria del Mar Bonet, Chambao, Silvia Pérez-Cruz, Carles Santos,
La Fura dels Baus, Lidia Pujol, Miquel Gil, Eliseo Parra, Ginesa
Ortega, Trilok Gurtu, Jorge Drexler, Kepa Junquera, Misirli Ahmed
Amine & Hamsa, Mediterranean Sao Paulo Orchestra, Los Galindos,
La Shica, Coetus... and a long etcetera.
Remarkable perfomances include:
Expo 2010 (Shangai / China)
KülturBorse Freiburg (Arts Fair / Germany)
Festival Pirineos Sur (WM Festival / Spain)
O Gesto Orhelludo (Music Festival / Portugal)
Festival La Mercè (Arts Festival / Barcelona / Spain)
Festival de Interpretes e Instrumentos Insólitos (Music Fest./ Spain)
The natural communication skills of Xavi Lozano have lead him to be a
successful showman who easily grabs the attention of his audience.
Simple things = Beautiful sounds !
A very simple technical rider is required to get the beautiful sounds of
Bufa&Sons. The band is very adaptable, so don't hesitate to ask!
Easy for travelling
Going internationnally is something very familiar for the members of
Bufa&Sons. Their show is very easily packable for travelling.
Financial support for the transport costs
Thanks to our agreement with the Catalan Institution Ramon Llull, we
can get a transport grant in order to reduce the travelling fees.
Don't hesitate to ask us for more details!
www.obsidiana.cat/bufa&sons
With the support of:
info@obsidiana.cat · +34 93 389 43 87 · Ap. Correus, 44 · 08911 · Badalona (BARCELONA)