LIMO. Músicas corrientes 2026

Concert cycle of jazz at the auditorium of CentroCentro, curated by Ultranesia, bringing together music with roots: from psychedelia and free jazz to Gregorian chant and bolero.

LIMO is a cycle staged in the auditorium of CentroCentro, the space in the Palacio de Cibeles devoted mainly to exhibitions which, in this case, hosts concerts. Its proposal is rooted in music with roots and places emphasis on experimentation as a way of conveying knowledge. Psychedelia, vocal polyphonies, trance-inducing rhythms, free jazz, traditional music, Gregorian chant and bolero all have a place. The name refers to the silt carried by rivers, a fine sediment that fertilises the banks, and serves as a metaphor for music that crosses temporal borders.

The cycle is curated by Ultranesia, a collective made up of Rubén Coll and José Luis Espejo, who have worked on curatorial and radio projects since 2018. Both have led Archipielago 2017-2023 at the Museo Reina Sofía and Mid-Casting for RRS 2018, a collaboration between that institution and the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art.

This edition features the American composer Kali Malone; the duo Arianna Casellas & Kauê, from the Portuguese scene; and veteran musician Ustad Noor Bakhsh, who plays the benju, an instrument similar to a zither fitted with keys, whose appearance recalls a typewriter and which usually has six strings. It is a very prominent instrument in the folklore of the Pakistani region of Balochistan.