Indialucia – an international musical project by flamenco guitar player Miguel Czachowski, is at the same time one the first band which has managed to successfully combine the traditional music of India with flamenco from Andalusia, giving concerts all over the world since 1999. The members of the project include many outstanding musicians from Poland, India and Spain.
Their concert repertoire expresses both the human and musical fusion of these cultures making the audiences to experience a stimulating blend of the extremely rich cultural traditions. Improvisation and rhythm are the common elements in both styles and are essential to the continued existence of this music. Apart of having traditional elements of Indian and flamenco music they enrich the sound with jazz piano, bass guitar, flute and dance. In 2016 they started touring with the classical orchestras giving a new dimension of the symphonic music.
They released two award-winning albums, Indialucia and Acatao. Both of them received award as second best album of the year by Polish Radio. The music was used as a soundtrack for the American movie The Boondock Saints II.
The group has performed in more than twenty four countries including most European countries, Asia, and North and South America. The musicians performed on many prestigious stages such as Lincoln Center (New York), Skirball Center (New York), Eisemann Centre Theatre (Dallas), Herbst Theatre (San Francisco), Lisner Auditorium (Washington, D.C.), The Egg (Albany), Harris Theater (Chicago), Royal Albert Hall (London), National Theatre (London), Templo de Debod in Madrid, Esplanade Theater (Singapore), AKG Hall in Trivandrum (India), Kamaraj Auditorium in Madras (India), Teatro di Vicenza (Italy), Cemal Resit Rey (Istambul), Philharmony of Kazan (Russia) and many others.
They has played and recorded with many renowned artists such as Jorge Pardo, Paquito Gonzalez, L. Subramaniam, Domingo Patricio, Leszek Mozdzer, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Kavita Krishnamurti and others.
Michał CZACHOWSKI – gitara flamenco
Giridhar UDUPA – ghatam, morsing, kanjira konnakol
Leo VERTUNNI – sitar
Jan KUBEK – cajón
Piotr MALEC – tabla
TICKETS: PLN 35 pre-sale / PLN 45 on the door on the day of the concert
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