Flamenco Jazz from Spain at Saturna Island
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When: Sunday, July 20
Time: Show 7PM, door 6:30
Where: Saturna Lodge ( 130 Payne Rd)
Award-winning flutist and bansuri player, Lara Wong and flamenco guitarist, Melón Jiménez, make flamenco their universal musical language to traverse musical territories
Rooted in flamenco and tinted with jazz, their music echoes flamenco’s nomadic roots—from India to Africa to Latin America. Together, they share a unique musical dialogue—between the Indian bansuri and the flamenco guitar—that is at once mysterious, bold, and passionate.
Melón, a celebrated flamenco-jazz guitarist from Madrid, has collaborated with Anoushka Shankar, Richard Bona, Niña Pastori, and Jorge Pardo, among others. Lara is a Canadian flutist and bansuri player, and was awarded Best Flamenco Instrumentalist at the Festival Cante de las Minas, becoming the first foreign prize winner at Spain’s most prestigious flamenco festival. They came together in 2021 and since then they have performed in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa at venues like Vancouver Folk Festival, National Arts Centre, Mariposa Festival, and Bluenote Shanghai. Their latest album Confluencias, is nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year at the 2025 Junos.
More info: https://www.larawong.com/melonlara
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Time: Show 7PM, door 6:30
Where: Saturna Lodge ( 130 Payne Rd)
Award-winning flutist and bansuri player, Lara Wong and flamenco guitarist, Melón Jiménez, make flamenco their universal musical language to traverse musical territories
Rooted in flamenco and tinted with jazz, their music echoes flamenco’s nomadic roots—from India to Africa to Latin America. Together, they share a unique musical dialogue—between the Indian bansuri and the flamenco guitar—that is at once mysterious, bold, and passionate.
Melón, a celebrated flamenco-jazz guitarist from Madrid, has collaborated with Anoushka Shankar, Richard Bona, Niña Pastori, and Jorge Pardo, among others. Lara is a Canadian flutist and bansuri player, and was awarded Best Flamenco Instrumentalist at the Festival Cante de las Minas, becoming the first foreign prize winner at Spain’s most prestigious flamenco festival. They came together in 2021 and since then they have performed in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa at venues like Vancouver Folk Festival, National Arts Centre, Mariposa Festival, and Bluenote Shanghai. Their latest album Confluencias, is nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year at the 2025 Junos.
More info: https://www.larawong.com/melonlara
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