Nominees for this year's Lukas Award (equivalent to Latin Grammy but in Europe and based in London) in the "Classic / Jazz / Traditional Artists of the Year" category are Cypriot singer Andria Antoniou and Argentine composer Roman Gomez.
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The duo is claiming the award with the album 'Encuentro', which consists of authentic compositions by Mr. Gomez that bring colors from Argentine tango, Latin American folk music, such as Mexican bolero and Brazilian samba, as well as.
In order for the duet to qualify for the final phase, it asks for the votes of the people on the electronic link http://bit.ly/2lWhYbl until October 5.
Andrea Antoniou and Roman Gomez will have the official presentation of their new album in London, specifically at the Phesantrey Jazz Club in Chelsea, on the afternoon of October 13th.
Their collaboration expresses the power of the meeting (hence the title of the album - encuentro means meeting) between artists and musical cultures. The album is inspired by themes such as shift, nostalgia, loneliness, the utopian experience of love and the power of women to resist inequality and seek their freedom.
The entire album will be released online on October 13. So far, two of the songs on the album have been released as singles, "La Negra" and "Tango Notturno".
Andria Antoniou is a Cypriot / Finnish singer and musician specializing in jazz, Latin music and Greek light song.
In 2010-2015 he studied music in London. He holds a Master's degree in Jazz from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, a Professional Development in Musical Theater from the Associated Studios and a Bachelor of Music from the City of London University. He also holds a degree in Latin dance teaching.
Well-known collaborations of Andria include the composer Giorgos Chatzinassios, the band 'Classico Latino', Roman Gomez, the Brazilian musician and lyricist Mario Bacuna and many others.
He has appeared in various music scenes in London, Athens, Cyprus, Colombia and Cuba. In recent years she has been living and working in London as a singer, teacher of vocals, piano and Latin dance.
"Every collaboration is unique and has to give you special life lessons. Working with Roman is just very normal - and I explain what I mean. From the first moment we bonded musically and expressively to such an extent that I feel that we help each other to bring out the best in ourselves. "As human beings, we both give our best on stage", said Ms. Antoniou.
He added that "for many people the stage is something that causes fear, anxiety and pressure while for us it is the place where we can express ourselves freely. In addition, I believe that I understand on a deeper level the compositions of Roman, mainly emotionally and that is why we decided to make this album together. "Through this project we have learned a lot, we had difficulties, challenges, inspirations, beautiful creative moments; and we continue with more ideas and dreams for the future".
Regarding the possibility of an award, he stated that "the mere fact that we have been selected as candidates is a great recognition. Certainly if we get the first prize it will make us feel a satisfaction that we managed to reach a portion of people with our music. "Then such recognition will definitely help us to further our cooperation and thus be able to reach a larger portion of people."
In addition to being a recognized piano, bandoneon and guitar soloist, Roman Gomez of Buenos Aires is also an outstanding composer and orchestrator. In addition to studying tango, he received a classical education, studied classical piano, jazz piano and big band ensembles at Ward College in Buenos Aires and electronic music technology with Diego Bosco in Rimini, Italy.
For the last ten years he has been living in Greece, in Athens, where he has developed intense musical activity.
Andria Antoniou
Andria is from Ayia Napa and lives in London. She has sung in London, Athens, Cyprus, Colombia and Cuba. Some of her most important collaborations are with George Chatzinassi, the band "Classico Latino", the award-winning Cuban violinist Omar Puente, the Brazilian musician Mario Bakuna, the Argentine musician Roman Gomez and the artistic director of "West End", Greg Arrowsmith .
Andrea has participated in Cambridge Music Festival (UK), St 'James Church (UK), the Vortex (UK), the Forge (UK), Sarah's Jazz Club (CY), Gialino Theater (GR), Phoenix Artist Club, among others. (UK), Teatro Colon de Bogota (CO). He has also taught vocals and piano in London and has presented workshops in London and Cyprus.
He holds a Master in Jazz Performance from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, a Professional Development in Musical Theater from the Associated Studios, a degree in music from the City of London University and a Latin Dance Teaching Diploma from the ISTD.
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