La Banda Morisca
Comprised of musicians from Cadiz, Spain with different professional backgrounds, La Banda Morisca’s music is a convergence of roots and traditional music evoking the cultural heritage of ancient al-Andalus.
La Banda Morisca’s second album Gitana Mora was named one of the best world music albums by Mondo Sonoro.
Inspired by their Andalusí heritage and by the folkloric cannon of ballads, La Banda Morsica has developed a creative and unique vision of a repertoire that combines the traditions of the Eastern and Western Mediterranean with the spirit of flamenco and Andalusian rock.
La Banda Morisca released its self-titled debut album in 2013. It was followed by Algarabya in 2016 and Gitana Mora in 2020.
Between 2016 and 2019, the band has performed at some of the most important festivals and venues in the world, including SXSW, the New York Flamenco Festival, the Arab World Festival of Montreal, The Small World Music Center in Toronto, the New England Conservatory in Boston, The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Miami Dade College, the Miami Flamenco Festival, the Havana World Music Festival, the Merzouga International Festival, L´Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, the Festival des Musiques Métisses de Angoulême, the Spanish Pavilion at the 2017 Astana World Expo, the Sharq Taronalari Festival in Samarcanda, where they were awarded the Festival Jury Prize, WOMEX 2017 in Katowice, the Fira Mediterrania, the Krems Festival and the Sziget Festival in Budapest.
