The pianists and composers will give
a concert together in the cities of Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto featuring
selected compositions from their discography.
Press Realese
The music of outstanding Venezuelan
pianist, singer-songwriter Prisca Dávila consolidates more and
more within the fusion of jazz and traditional Venezuelan music, turning it
into one of the prominent cultural patrimonies of the nation. Marieva,
her sister, hasn’t lagged. She has developed a style of her own as pianist and
composer as well but with a more cinematographic and descriptive tendency. Both
have merged their talents successfully. The result can be listened in their two
acclaimed albums Un Piano, dos hermanas (2014) and
their latest outing Travesía- Canciones Latinoamericana (2017).
Prisca and Marieva now face a new
challenge as cultural ambassadors by taking their music project, One
Piano, Two Sisters to Canadian territory. Their concert will be on
Friday, June 8th at 7:30 pm during the LulaWorld
Festival that takes place in the city of Toronto. Later on, they will
be giving concert on Sunday, June 17th 6:00 pm at Bocadillo Bistro in
the city of Montreal, and finally they will be giving concert on June 24th at
3:00 pm at the Ottawa Pérez Hall, Room 121 in the city of
Ottawa. They will join their singing, piano playing and dancing talents to
create a magical fusion of Venezuelan music with Latin American, classical,
jazz and flamenco sounds.
“Performing this concert, Un
piano, dos hermanas, in Canada is very important for us. In fact, it is
our first time in Ottawa, Montreal and the Toronto Lulaworld Festival which
means an excellent opportunity for promoting our music abroad”, said Prisca
Dávila.
The pianists will be performing
Venezuelan and Latin American music as well as their own compositions in
various formats: Solo piano, piano and vocals, and piano four hands with the
virtuosity and peculiar style that characterize each sister. In addition to
that, Marieva will exhibit her talent as “bailaora” in compositions that blend
Venezuelan rhythms and jazz with flamenco. The concerts will feature
their father, Eduardo Dávila, as special guest on soprano saxophone
and flute. Outstanding Colombian percussionist Juan Carlos Medrano will
also join them at Toronto Lulaworld Festival.
The LulaWorld Festival (www.lulaworld.ca)
will take place between May 31st and June 10th in
Toronto. It presents the diversity and creativity of World Music to
the Canadian audience. It features more than 80 musicians from Latin America,
USA, Puerto Rico, Israel, Canada and Uruguay along with concerts and dance
workshops.
For Prisca, taking Venezuelan music
to other territories “is important and also a challenge because we want to
reach as many concert goers as possible, and show them this fusion that we make
between Venezuelan and Latin American music with jazz, classical music and
flamenco. We want them to feel the have traveled with us across to Venezuela
and Latin America.”
The public and the mass media have
praised the recordings of these two relevant musicians that reflect the musical
language they have jointly created by combining their arrangements,
compositional nuances and dynamics of classical music, traditional melodies and
rhythms, and improvisations along with the contemporary jazz harmonies. As solo
artists, Marieva released “Piano de ida y vuelta” in 2010 while Prisca
has released five albums to date. These are ”Piano Jazz Venezolano II”
(2011), “Piano en canto venezolano II” (2009), “Piano En Canto
Venezolano” (2007), “Estoy Aquí” (2005) y “Piano jazz
Venezolano” (2003).
It is worth mentioning that “One
Piano, Two Sisters” has been performed at various venues in The United
States, Venezuela, Mexico, Trinidad, Great Britain, and Czech Republic
bringing enthusiasm and joy to the public. Canadian audiences will have the
opportunity to know and enjoy the talents of this master duet that will leave
an indelible impression.
For interviews and related matters
contact:
Prisca Dávila – Musician
priscadav[email protected]
Marieva Dávila – Musician
[email protected]
Gal Sinai – Media Contact
TuCuatro (Ottawa)
[email protected]
LulaWorld Festival (Toronto)
[email protected] or call 416 588
0307
Bocadillo Bistro (Montreal)
5145087172
@bocadillobistro
Social Networks:
@priscadavila and @marievadavila
Webpage:
priscadavila.com
marievadavila.com