Derivas by LA LÉA

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Winner of four people’s choice awards at the MUZ 2018, LA LÉA is back with a new musical offering. Derivas, the first EP of the band, evokes feelings of displacement, social drifting and existentialism, as well as the experience of reaching out to others and making connections wherever possible.

Singer-songwriter Léa Touzé will move listeners with her new, highly anticipated album that incorporates elements of new flamenco, jazz, bossa nova and Catalan rumba. Accompanied by her crew—Dominique Soulard (flamenco guitar), Marie-Andrée Cloutier (bass and flamenco dance), Andy King (trumpet) and Éric Breton (percussion)—the Franco-Catalan singer invites us to wander into the unknown and collect treasures unearthed along the way. Derivas: migrant diary, immersive travel and poetic journey.

A song about feminicides
With nomadic compositions sung in French and Spanish, wandering stories and musical flows, Derivas offers intimate works with engaging lyrics. Soñando vivas (Dreaming Alive) is a powerful song denouncing feminicides that reverberates like a cry from the heart—a message of hope and a call for solidarity with the Argentinian feminist movement Ni una menos (Not One Less).

LA LÉA: an enchanting musical hybrid
Léa Touzé is a singer-songwriter of Franco-Catalan origin who grew up in Barcelona, where Catalans, Andalusians, Galicians, Roma and immigrants of all backgrounds live together. With her soaring voice and warm stage presence, Léa Touzé instantly charms audiences with generosity, authenticity and soul.

Dominique Soulard is a master of the flamenco guitar and has been working in the Andalusian dance world since the late 1990s. From 2005, Soulard travelled the world with Toronto guitarist Jesse Cook, renowned for his eclectic style and flamenco rumba.

A key figure in the jazz world, trumpeter Andy King is highly sought after in the music scene. He has played in different bands ranging in styles, including jazz, Eastern European music and blues rock. He has recorded albums with Louis-Jean Cormier, Pierre Lapointe and Corneille.

For more than 20 years, Éric Breton has specialized in percussion and world rhythms. The multi-percussionist explored the fascinating world of the oud with Udistik Orkestra and even fusion music with Sultans of String, the three-time Juno-nominated band from Ontario.

Studying classical guitar, bass and flamenco might not seem like your typical career path, but for Marie-Andrée Cloutier, it was totally natural. She danced in Bizet’s Opéra Carmen, presented by the OSM under the direction of Kent Nagano and held the dual role of dancer and bassist in MIRADA FLAMENCA.

Derivas
EP Release: October, 29, 2021

Event Artists

Léa Touzé: voice; Dominique Soulard: guitar; Andy King: trumpet; Éric Breton: percussion; Marie-Andrée Cloutier: bass

Derivas by LA LÉA

Date/Time
Friday, November 12, 2021
8:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Location
La Casona
4602, boul. Saint-Laurent
Montréal, Québec
Canada,

Price
$20

Phone
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Website
https://www.lacasona.ca/

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