From jazz to samba and spicy afro-caribbean rhythms, Ana Baiana has found her language. Being a tireless explorer of rhythms and cultures, makes her part of what we call today "world music". She mixes jazz, samba, afro-Caribbean and latin rhythms and tops it with her most inspired scat.. Born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland in a multilingual family, she started listening to music from around the world from childhood. Her father was a bass player and a booking agent, her mother loved music and dancing. At age 5, she knew she wanted to become a singer. At 9, she started studying piano and later, singing lessons with Hungarian teacher Magda Fonay. At 14, she started singing jazz and Brazilian standards, much influenced by assisting to memorable concerts at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland. In the '70s, she went traveling to the USA, Mexico and Brazil. Back in Geneva, she continued performing and also did some studio sessions, french TV musical theme for "Dr. Erika Werner", jingles and more.
Ana Baiana - vocals, perc, balafon
Angel David Mattos - keyboards
Eliseo Borrero - bass
Hector Matos - drums
Ricardo Pons - sax/flute