Francesca Ancarola

Francesca Ancarola, a world-class pop-jazz singer who gives herself full license to build on Mr. Jara’s songs. She multitracks her voice, building large choral swarms, and the band expands lavishly on the rhythm and harmonies of the original songs, which in some cases were stirring but fairly simple. (The New York Times)****************************************************** ******************************************Cantante y compositora, nativa de Santiago, Chile, comenzó a componer musica a la edad de 9. Su trabajo combina la riqueza del folklor sudamericano con los colores y estructuras propias del jazz. Milton Nascimento, Víctor Jara, Violeta Parra, Silvio Rodríguez, Toninho Horta, Chabuca Granda y Chico Buarque son algunos de los artistas que han influenciado su creación. Siendo una de las cantantes femeninas chilenas de mayor reconocimiento, Francesca a representado a su país en numerosos eventos internacionales, tales como en EXPO-Hannover y en Festivales de Música en Portugal, España, Canadá, Argentina y Brasil. Su discografía como solista incluye "Que el canto tiene Sentido" (1999), "Pasaje de ida y vuelta" (2000 Fondart/ALTAZOR Jazz-Alternativa), "Jardines Humanos (2002), "Sons of the Same Sun" (2003 Petroglyph) "Contigo Aprendí" (2004, Horizonte) y el último de ellos es "Lonquén" ( 2006, Fondo de la Música 2005), Tributo a Víctor Jara fue premiado ALTAZOR 2007 en la categoría de Música Alternativa. Francesca ha realizado conciertos junto a músicos tales como Antonio Restucci, Carlos Aguirre, Elizabeth Morris, Pedro Aznar y Armando Manzanero entre muchos otros******************************************************* *****************************************Singer and composer , native of Santiago, Chile, began composing music at the age of 9. Her work combines the richness of South American folk with the colors and structure of jazz. Milton Nascimento, Víctor Jara, Violeta Parra, Silvio Rodríguez,Toninho Horta, Chabuca Granda and Chico Buarque are some of the artist who have influenced her composition. Her being one of the Chile´s most outstanding female singers had led to represent her country in a number of international events, such as the Hannover-EXPO, and musical festivals in Portugal, Spain, Canada, Argentina and Brazil. Her discography as a soloist includes "Que el canto tiene Sentido" (1999), "Pasaje de ida y vuelta" (2000,Fondart/ ALTAZOR Award Jazz-Alternative), "Jardines Humanos" (2002), "Sons of the same Sun" (2003, Petroglyph), "Contigo Aprendí"(2004,Horizonte) and the latest is "Lonquén" (2006, Fondo de la Música 2005) a Tribute to Víctor Jara, recently winner of ALTAZOR 2007, Alternative Music. Francesca has performed with musicians such as Antonio Restucci, Carlos Aguirre, Elizabeth Morris, Pedro Aznar and Armando Manzanero among many others. ************************************************