Ana Lua Caiano

Portuguese musician Ana Lua Caiano performs a jazz concert at The Jazz Cafe in London, building the music live from voice, percussion, keyboard and loops.

Ana Lua Caiano is a Portuguese musician who brings traditional sounds into a setting of synthesisers, drum machines and field recordings. Following the debut album Vou Ficar Neste Quadrado, a newer album features sharper, more politically charged lyrics that reflect on an increasingly unsettled world.

On stage, Ana Lua Caiano works as a one-woman band, assembling each set in real time. The voice, percussion, a bass drum, keyboard and looped parts are stacked on top of one another to form dense, detailed arrangements.

The concert takes place at The Jazz Cafe, a London venue that mainly hosts concerts, with jazz at the heart of its programme. The evening suits listeners drawn to jazz-based live music and to a Portuguese singer's blend of traditional and electronic sounds.