Next show: Barcelona, Wed 25 Nov
Artist, composer, musician and researcher based in Barcelona. His multidisciplinary practice spans world music, jazz, singer-songwriter music, sound experimentation and performance. As a composer, singer and 7-string guitarist, he has collaborated with Italian and international artists including Pau Dones, Chico César, Cristina Zavalloni, Marco Zanotti, Alessio Arena, Alberto Capelli, Carlo Maver and Kaw Sissoko. With Jarabe de Palo he recorded three tracks for the album Tragas o Escupes, including "Es que tú me das", which stayed at No.1 in Spain for months and now surpasses 100 million streams. Among otherts, he has composed music for the documentaries Lost Kids of Kalahari and La Mia Isola è il Mondo Intero. He is the founder and director of ORT - Orquesta ReuSónica Trio with Xavi Lozano and Antonio Sánchez Barranco, with performances blending world music and jazz with instruments reinvented from discarded materials presented by festivals, theatres and cultural events across Europe and beyond. With 5-string violinist Núria Balcells he develops Una Corda Més, which led to Recançonem, a concert reinterpreting the repertoire of the Cançoner Popular Català. With Danio Catanuto aka NeOanderthal he created Ek-Ton, an electronic and electroacoustic music project based on experimentation with self-built instruments and reused materials.
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Rocco Papia plays an eclectic blend of world music, jazz, and bossa nova, anchored by intricate 7-string guitar arrangements and acoustic experimentation. Follow Rocco Papia on Mood.
His live performances feature intimate acoustic arrangements and unique instrumentation rooted in world music traditions.
Rocco Papia is based in Barcelona, where he works as a composer, musician, and researcher.
