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Germany

Out of the Blue

Genre boundaries have always been fluid for Olicía, the band of the two singers and multiinstrumentalists Fama M'Boup and Anna-Lucia Rupp. Their music ranges from fragile folk moments to pulsating pop, from avant-garde soul to spoken word and jazz, whilst always retaining a gently futuristic feel due to its unique form of creation. They use two synchronized loop stations and the two female voices at the center take turns leading the song. They layer, beatbox, harmonize, or expand into vast choirs. The instrumentation ranges from piano, synths and looped vocal snippets to guitar and clarinet. The two women seem to practically override the constraints of loop-based music and create very direct songs with efficiency and elegance. They manage without preproduced backing tracks and always leave room for improvisation and chance.

Genre/s:
A cappella, Jazz, Pop, Various

Stage language/s:
German, English

http://www.oliciamusic.com