Carmen Lancho

Carmen Lancho is a singer-songwriter who places the piano and the voice at the centre of a minimalist, intimate pop sound, with lyrics in Spanish at the heart of her project.

Her musical journey began with an extensive grounding in choral singing and then moved on to jazz, until she decided to change artistic direction. She now brings what she learnt in those stages, together with new influences, into pop, with a restrained sound in which the piano and the voice carry the songs.

The definitive turn came when she began writing in Spanish, a process she describes as almost therapeutic and which allowed her to express herself with candour. Her debut was "Aprenderás", a song with Rigoberta Bandini, followed by the EP "Dramitas", produced by Harto Rodríguez. Her lyrics work as a diary of different emotional states, from sadness and anger to catharsis or hope.

Her project has been gaining followers and, while she prepares a new work, her songs can be heard live at Sala Changó, a venue on Calle de Covarrubias that hosts mainly pop and indie rock concerts.