Across genre boundaries, ANTIGUA connects elements of European Gypsy Jazz with Latin American music. The lyrics, sung in German, Portuguese, English, and Spanish, deal with primal human themes that are timeless and transcend generational and national boundaries. The band led by Elsa Johanna Mohr, awarded the New German Jazz Prize in 2023, creates a comfortable familiarity and surprises with playful ingenuity and compositional innovation.
Elsa Johanna Mohr, who lived in Brazil for an extended period, and José Díaz de León, who has Mexican roots himself, shape the band's compositions just as Frank Brempel and Stefan Berger, who are familiar with many European styles. With their 2nd album "Trovador," released in 2024, ANTIGUA offers fusion in the best sense and invites you on a poetic-musical journey around the world.
Elsa Johanna Mohr: Vocals, washboard, small percussion
José Díaz de León: Guitar, vocals
Frank Brempel: Violin, electronics
Stefan Berger: Double bass
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