www.o-jana.com
alessandra bossa // ludovica manzo
O-Janà is a duo that brings together singer Ludovica Manzo and pianist Alessandra Bossa, two musicians and improvisers with different backgrounds. The combination of these two artists, each charged with spontaneity, curiosity and audacity, is exciting and electric and the result of it is a music that moves in several directions such as ambient, ethnic, free-improvisation and electronic.
The main characteristic of the duo is to expand boundaries in exploring and experimenting in the field of song composition and free improvisation, working on their own original material or sometimes on pre-existing songs as well. Compositions are characterized by smooth and liquid soundscapes with melodies lying on a mix of prepared piano and electronic sounds while their lyrics are, by turns, funny or poignant or thought-provoking.
Although they are always looking for the clear structure and the "song" form, o-Janà's concerts have a strong free improvisational component where sounds can sometimes evolve into distorted beats and jagged lines.
O-Janà has performed extensively throughout Italy and took part in the 2012 GAS Festival in Goteborg (Sweden).
Their first self-titled album was released in May 2012.
An extract from this album was also used as the soundtrack for the short film Tram Mob, by Maude (2012). Since 2013 O-Janà have collaborated with percussionist/drummer Michele Rabbia and in 2018 they release the album “Inland Images” (Folderol Records) in which also appears the norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset.
Contact: alessandrabossa@gmail.com
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O-Janà è un duo per pianoforte preparato, elettronica e voce.
Il duo è formato da Alessandra Bossa e Ludovica Manzo, due musiciste di diversa estrazione, una proveniente dalla musica classica e contemporanea, l’altra dal jazz e dal rock, che combinano ambient music, improvvisazione, elettronica e songwriting in una maniera del tutto originale.
La loro musica immagina melodie galleggianti su magmi sonori in divenire, pulsazioni che nascono dal gesto improvvisativo, giochi bizzari tra suono e parola, storie nascoste in paesaggi onirici.
L’attenzione all’impasto timbrico creato da suoni acustici ed elettronici che si fondono in un’unica fascia sonora, le atmosfere dilatate e liquide che attraverso l’improvvisazione deviano verso picchi frastagliati e suoni distorti rivolgono lo sguardo alla attuale scena musicale nordeuropea. A questo si unisce una naturale risonanza del Mediterraneo, data dalla provenienza partenopea delle due musiciste che si manifesta nelle scelte melodiche e nell’attitudine ritmica del loro linguaggio improvvisativo.
